Business support device, business support method, and business support program

Abstract

To assist report making business about an accurate amount of a raw material legally required to be reported, which is used for manufacturing a product.SOLUTION: Referring to a storage unit that stores a used amount set for each product manufacturing period, which is a used amount per prescribed product unit of a raw material legally required to be reported, which is used for manufacturing the product, manufacturing period identification data for identifying a product manufacturing period, and the number of manufactured products, an acquisition unit acquires the number of manufactured products and a used amount for one or a plurality of manufacturing periods belonging to a target period of a raw material report legally required to be made. A calculation unit multiplies a used amount corresponding to each manufacturing period by the number of manufactured products corresponding to each manufacturing period, and calculates a used amount resulting from adding respective multiplying results as a raw material used amount legally required to be reported during the target period. A data generation unit generates report data including the calculated used amount.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

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

[0002] Today, among the raw materials used in the manufacture of products, there are some for which the reporting of the quantities used is required by law. For example, the Act on Reporting, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances into the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to Their Management (Act on Reporting, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances into the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to Their Management) requires reporting of the quantities used when target chemical substances such as benzene, toluene, dioxins, CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), and asbestos are used in the manufacture of products. In addition, when products manufactured using target chemical substances are transferred or disposed of, reporting of the amount of the target chemical substances transferred or disposed of is also required.

[0003] Patent document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2006-244032) discloses an environmental risk information provision system that can provide environmental risk information that is highly uncertain and has ambiguous impacts on individuals, but that can be perceived as familiar and understandable by the information recipient.

[0004] In this environmental risk information provision system, the surrounding information provision unit uses names of objects and areas around the information recipient as clue information and provides environmental risk information related to this clue information as surrounding information. The quantitative assessment information provision unit provides quantitative assessment information, which is quantitative information related to environmental risks. The information reference unit associates the surrounding information provided by the surrounding information provision unit with the quantitative assessment information provided by the quantitative assessment information provision unit, and associates information related to the same environmental risks or factors, thereby referencing each piece of information and providing related information to the information recipient's terminal. This makes it possible to provide environmental risk information that is highly uncertain and has ambiguous impacts on individuals, but that the information recipient can perceive as familiar and understand.

[0005] Here, for products manufactured using the above-mentioned raw materials for which reporting is legally required, the blending ratio of the raw materials for which reporting is legally required may change depending on the season, for example. Also, when a product manufactured using raw materials for which reporting is legally required is transferred to another business location or disposed of, the amount transferred or disposed of will vary depending on the circumstances of the transfer or disposal. For this reason, in the past, the theoretical values ​​of the raw material usage indicated in the product's composition information (recipe) were used to calculate and report the amounts used in manufacturing the product, the amount transferred, and the amount disposed of. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-244032 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] However, although the amounts used, transferred, and discarded calculated using theoretical values ​​may be close to the actual amounts, they are often inaccurate, and it is not desirable to report such inaccurate amounts.

[0008] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a business support device, a business support method, and a business support program that can support the creation of reports on the accurate usage of raw materials used in manufacturing a product, which are legally required to be reported. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the business support device of the present invention has: an acquisition unit that references a memory unit that stores usage amounts of legally reportable raw materials used in the manufacture of a product per specified product unit, the usage amounts being set for each product manufacturing period, manufacturing period identification data for identifying the product manufacturing period, and the number of products manufactured, and acquires the number of products manufactured in one or more manufacturing periods belonging to a target period for reporting legally reportable raw materials and the usage amounts for one or more manufacturing periods; a calculation unit that, if there is only one manufacturing period belonging to the target period, multiplies the usage amount corresponding to the acquired manufacturing period by the number of products manufactured in the manufacturing period to calculate the legally reportable raw material usage amount for the target period; and, if there are multiple manufacturing periods belonging to the target period, multiplies the usage amount corresponding to each manufacturing period by the number of products manufactured corresponding to each manufacturing period and adds up the results of each multiplication to calculate the usage amount obtained as the legally reportable raw material usage amount for the target period; and a data generation unit that generates report data including the calculated usage amounts of legally reportable raw materials.

[0010] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the business support method according to the present invention includes an acquisition step in which an acquisition unit refers to a storage unit in which a usage amount of raw materials used in the manufacture of a product that is legally required to be reported per predetermined product unit, the usage amount being set for each product manufacturing period, manufacturing period identification data for identifying the product manufacturing period, and the number of products manufactured are stored, and acquires the number of products manufactured in one or more manufacturing periods that belong to a target period for reporting the raw materials that are legally required to be reported, and the usage amount for one or more manufacturing periods; and if there is only one manufacturing period that belongs to the target period, a calculation unit calculates the acquired usage amount for one or more manufacturing periods. The method includes a calculation step in which the amount of raw materials used that are legally required to be reported in the target period is calculated by multiplying the amount of raw materials used that corresponds to the target period by the number of products manufactured in the target period, and if there are multiple production periods in the target period, the calculation unit multiplies the amount of raw materials used that corresponds to each production period by the number of products manufactured in the target period and calculates the amount of raw materials used that are legally required to be reported in the target period by adding up the results of each multiplication; and a data generation step in which the data generation unit generates report data including the calculated amount of raw materials used that are legally required to be reported.

[0011] In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the business support program of the present invention causes a computer to function as: an acquisition unit that references a memory unit that stores usage amounts of legally reportable raw materials used in the manufacture of a product per specified product unit, which usage amounts are set for each product manufacturing period, manufacturing period identification data for identifying the product manufacturing period, and the number of products manufactured, and acquires the number of products manufactured in one or more manufacturing periods belonging to a target period for reporting legally reportable raw materials and the usage amounts for one or more manufacturing periods; a calculation unit that, if there is only one manufacturing period belonging to the target period, multiplies the usage amount corresponding to the acquired manufacturing period by the number of products manufactured in the manufacturing period to calculate the legally reportable raw material usage amount for the target period; and, if there are multiple manufacturing periods belonging to the target period, multiplies the usage amount corresponding to each manufacturing period by the number of products manufactured corresponding to each manufacturing period and adds up the results of each multiplication to calculate the usage amount of legally reportable raw materials for the target period; and a data generation unit that generates report data including the calculated usage amounts of legally reportable raw materials. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] The present invention can support the task of creating reports on the accurate amounts of raw materials used in manufacturing a product, which are legally required to be reported. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a task assistance device according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the types of projects and the relationship between projects and jobs. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the product master. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration data of each product stored in the configuration data table. [Figure 5]FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the production performance data of each product stored in the production performance data table. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of input of manufacturing performance data. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the transfer discard data stored in the transfer discard data table. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of input of transfer disposal data. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 shows that when the theoretical values ​​of the amounts of raw materials used in the manufacture of a product are used to calculate the amounts used, transferred, and discarded, the amounts used, transferred, and discarded listed in the report become inaccurate. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the specified chemical substance report input screen. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of calculation of the amount of raw materials used in the manufacture of a product that are legally required to be reported, based on the number of manufacturing lots. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of calculation of the amount of raw materials used in the manufacture of a product that are legally required to be reported, based on the amount used and the number of manufacturing lots, which change depending on the time of manufacture. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 shows an example of calculation of the transfer amount of products manufactured using raw materials for which reporting is legally required, in cases where the manufacturing date is known and where the manufacturing date is unknown. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of calculation of the waste amount of a product manufactured using raw materials for which reporting is legally required, when the manufacturing date is known. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of calculating the waste amount of a product manufactured using raw materials for which reporting is legally required, when the manufacturing date is unknown. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing report data of a specific chemical substance raw material release report created by the business support device of the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] A business support device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The business support device according to the embodiment will be described below as an example that supports the creation of a report on the amount of raw material usage, etc., required by the Act on the Promotion of Identification of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances into the Environment and Improvement of Their Management (Act on the Promotion of Identification of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances into the Environment and Improvement of Their Management). However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and can also be applied to a device for creating a report on substances, etc., the reporting of which is required by other laws.

[0015] (Hardware configuration) As shown in Fig. 1, the business support device 1 of the embodiment includes a storage unit 2, a control unit 3, a communication interface unit 4, and an input / output interface unit 5. An input device 6 and an output device 7 are connected to the input / output interface unit 5. The output device 7 corresponds to a display unit such as a monitor device (including a home television), a printing device, or a speaker device. The input device 6 may 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] The communication interface unit 4 is connected to a network 50, which may be a wide area network such as the Internet or a private network such as a local area network (LAN). A terminal device 51 at an environmental management office is connected to the network 50. The business support device 1 of the embodiment electronically submits to the terminal device 51 at the environmental management office a report on the amounts of raw materials used in the manufacture of a product and for which reporting is legally required.

[0017] The storage unit 2 may be, for example, 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). The storage unit 2 stores a business support program that supports the creation of reports on the amounts of raw materials used, transferred, and discarded that are legally required to be reported. The storage unit 2 also stores a product master 11, a business establishment master 12, a configuration data table 13, a production performance data table 14, and a transfer and discard data table 15. The storage unit 2 also stores report data for reports on the amounts of raw materials used, transferred, and discarded that are legally required to be reported.

[0018] The product master 11 is configured to include a product code (product CD), product name, asset classification, specific chemical substance classification, and lot management information, as shown in Fig. 2. In the example of Fig. 2, the product codes for products A to C are "A" to "C," and it indicates that lot management is performed for products A and B, in which a predetermined number of products is handled as one unit of commercial transaction (lot management "present"). It also indicates that lot management is not performed for product C (lot management "not present").

[0019] The example in Figure 2 also shows that Products A to C are manufactured using some or all of raw materials (ingredients) X, Y, and Z and materials S and U. In this example, raw material X is a raw material for which reporting of usage, etc. is required under the Act on Reporting, etc. of Releases to the Environment of Chemical Substances and Promoting Improvements in Their Management. As shown in this figure, the specified chemical substance category for raw material X in the product master 11 is set to "1." As an example, the Act on Reporting, etc. of Releases to the Environment of Chemical Substances and Promoting Improvements in Their Management requires reporting of usage, etc. of target chemical substances such as benzene, toluene, dioxins, CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), asbestos, etc.

[0020] In the establishment master 12, the Tokyo establishment with the establishment code "T" and the Osaka establishment with the establishment code "O" are registered (stored) as establishments that handle manufactured products as shown in Fig. 3. In this embodiment, it is assumed that products are transferred between the Tokyo establishment and the Osaka establishment.

[0021] The composition data table 13 stores the product code (parent product code) of each product, the product name of each product, and the child product code and child product name indicating the raw materials and materials used in manufacturing each product. The composition data table 13 also stores the amount of each raw material and material used in manufacturing the product (required numerator), the number of products manufactured with the amount of raw material and material used, and the revision date of the amount of each raw material and material used in manufacturing the product.

[0022] The example in Figure 4 shows that the manufacturing of "one unit" of product A requires "2g" of raw material X, "3g" of raw material Y, "5g" of raw material Z, and "1 unit" of material S, all of which are specified chemical substances subject to reporting. The usage amounts of these raw materials and materials were set as of January 1, 2022 (the revision date).

[0023] Furthermore, the example in Figure 4 shows that in the case of Product B, raw material X, raw material Y, and material "U," which are specified chemical substances subject to reporting, are used in the production of "1 box," but the amounts of raw material X and raw material Y used vary depending on the production period. Specifically, it shows that in the production of "1 box" of Product B, "8g" of raw material X and "5g" of raw material Y are used during the production period from June 1, 2022 (revision date) to November 30, 2022, and "5g" of raw material X and "3g" of raw material Y are used during the production period from December 1, 2022 (revision date) to May 31 of the following year.

[0024] Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the manufacturing performance data table 14 stores manufacturing performance data in the order of the manufacturing date of the products, including the manufacturing performance number, manufacturing date, product name (finished product name) of the manufactured product, manufacturing location (finished location), number of products manufactured (finished number), lot number, name of raw materials used in manufacturing (raw materials used), and the amount of raw materials and supplies used in manufacturing the number of products manufactured (finished number).

[0025] Figure 6 shows an example of production performance data generated in this way in order of production date. Of these, Figure 6(a) is production performance data showing that 10 units of product A were produced at the Tokyo office on November 20th using 20g of raw material X, 30g of raw material Y, 50g of raw material Z, and 10 boxes of materials U, and that the lot number "LOT001" was assigned to these products A.

[0026] Also, Figure 6(b) is production performance data showing that five boxes of product B were manufactured at the Tokyo Plant on November 20th using 40g of raw material X, 27g of raw material Y, and five boxes of materials U, and that the lot number "LOT002" was assigned to these products B. Note that for the manufacturing date of November 20th, as shown in Figure 4, it is set that 8g of raw material X will be used to manufacture one box of product B (revision date = June 1, 2022). Therefore, 8g x 5 boxes = 40g of raw material X will be used to manufacture product B on the manufacturing date of November 20th.

[0027] In contrast, Figure 6(c) shows production performance data indicating that five boxes of product B were manufactured at the Tokyo Plant on December 3rd using 25g of raw material X, 16g of raw material Y, and five boxes of material U, and that the lot number "LOT003" was assigned to these boxes of product B. Note that for the production date of December 3rd, as shown in Figure 4, it is set that 5g of raw material X will be used to manufacture one box of product B (revision date = December 1st, 2022). Therefore, 5g x 5 boxes = 25g of raw material X will be used to manufacture product B on the production date of December 3rd.

[0028] Such manufacturing performance data for each manufacturing date is registered (stored) in a manufacturing performance data table 14 shown in FIG.

[0029] Next, Fig. 7 shows an example of transfer and disposal data table 15 in which product transfer data and disposal data are registered. As shown in Fig. 7, transfer and disposal data table 15 registers (stores) transfer data or disposal data including transfer number, transfer date, transfer category, issuing establishment, receiving establishment, product name (product name), transfer quantity, and lot number. Note that in Fig. 7, "transfer" is considered a concept that includes "disposal," and the word "transfer" is used for each item of transfer data and disposal data, such as "transfer number," "transfer date," "transfer category," and "transfer quantity."

[0030] The record with the transfer number "I0001" shown in Figure 7 shows transfer data indicating that on November 20th, three units of product A, each with the lot number "LOT001", were transferred from the Tokyo office to the Osaka office (transfer category = "transferred").

[0031] 7 shows disposal data indicating that two boxes of product B, each with the lot number "LOT002", were discarded (transfer category = "discarded") from the Tokyo business office on December 2. Also, the record of transfer number "I0005" shown in FIG. 7 shows disposal data indicating that five boxes of product B, each with the lot number "LOT003", were discarded (transfer category = "discarded") from the Tokyo business office on December 10.

[0032] 7 shows transfer data indicating that four boxes of product C that are not lot-managed (no lot number) were transferred from the Tokyo office to the Osaka office (transfer category = "transfer") on July 10. Also, the transfer number record "I0004" shown in FIG. 7 shows disposal data indicating that six boxes of product C that are not lot-managed (no lot number) were discarded (transfer category = "discarded") from the Tokyo office on August 2.

[0033] Figure 8 shows an example of transfer data and disposal data registered in such transfer disposal data table 15. Of these, Figure 8(a) is transfer data showing that three units of product A, assigned the lot number "LOT001," were transferred from the Tokyo office to the Osaka office on November 20th. Also, Figure 8(b) is transfer data showing that four boxes of product C, which is not lot-managed, were transferred from the Tokyo office to the Osaka office on July 10th.

[0034] FIG. 8(c) is disposal data showing that two boxes of product B with the lot number "LOT002" were discarded from the Tokyo business office on December 2nd. FIG. 8(d) is disposal data showing that five boxes of product B with the lot number "LOT003" were discarded from the Tokyo business office on December 10th. FIG. 8(e) is movement data showing that six boxes of product C, which is not lot-managed, were discarded from the Tokyo business office on August 2nd.

[0035] Such movement data and disposal data for each movement date are registered (stored) in a movement and disposal data table 15 shown in FIG.

[0036] (Functional configuration of business support device) Next, the control unit 3 executes the business support program stored in the memory unit 2, and functions as an acquisition unit 21, a calculation unit 22, a data generation unit 23, a display control unit 24, a memory control unit 25, and a communication control unit 26, as shown in Figure 1.

[0037] The acquisition unit 21 refers to a storage unit (configuration data table 13, production performance data table 14) that stores the usage amount of a legally required raw material (raw material X in this example) used in the manufacture of a product per predetermined product unit (lot, piece, box, etc.), which is set for each production period of the product, production period identification data (manufacturing date or lot number) for identifying the production period of the product, and the number of products manufactured.The acquisition unit 21 then acquires the number of products manufactured in one or more production periods that belong to the target period for reporting the raw material (raw material X in this example) that is legally required to be reported, and the usage amount in one or more production periods.

[0038] The "target period for reporting raw materials subject to legal reporting obligations" is the period entered by the operator on the specified chemical substance report input screen, which will be explained using Figure 10. Furthermore, "one or more manufacturing periods" refers to the period during which production was carried out with a change in the amount of raw material X used, such as in the case of product B shown in Figure 4. In other words, for product B shown in Figure 4, the manufacturing period from June 1 to November 30, 2022, is the manufacturing period during which "8g" of raw material X is used to manufacture one box, and the manufacturing period from December 1, 2022, is the manufacturing period during which "15g" of raw material X is used to manufacture one box. The target period for the report specified by the operator may include one or more such manufacturing periods. This is what is meant by "one or more manufacturing periods."

[0039] If there is only one manufacturing period in the target period, the calculation unit 22 multiplies the usage amount (usage amount of raw material X) corresponding to the acquired manufacturing period by the number of products manufactured in the manufacturing period, thereby calculating the usage amount of the raw material (raw material X) that is legally required to be reported in the target period.

[0040] Furthermore, if there are multiple manufacturing periods within the target period, the calculation unit 22 multiplies the usage amount corresponding to each manufacturing period by the number of products manufactured corresponding to each manufacturing period, and adds up the results of each multiplication to calculate the usage amount of the raw material (raw material X) that is legally required to be reported during the target period.

[0041] The data generating unit 23 generates report data including the calculated usage amount of the raw material (raw material X) that is legally required to be reported (see FIG. 16).

[0042] The storage unit (transfer waste data table 15) also stores the transfer date and the number of transfers of products whose physical storage locations have been transferred. The acquisition unit 21 acquires, from the storage unit (configuration data table 13, transfer waste data table 15), the production period identification data (production date or lot number) of products whose transfer date falls within the target period for reporting of raw materials (raw material X) that are legally required to be reported, and the usage amount and number of transfers of the raw material (raw material X) that are legally required to be reported that correspond to the production date of the product indicated by the production period identification data.

[0043] Alternatively, the acquisition unit 21 acquires the transfer date of the product, the usage amount of the raw material (raw material X) that is legally required to be reported and the number of transfers corresponding to the transfer date from the storage unit (composition data table 13, transfer waste data table 15).

[0044] When the acquisition unit 21 acquires the manufacturing date (when the manufacturing date of the transferred product can be recognized), the calculation unit 22 calculates the amount of transfer of the legally reportable raw material (raw material X) for the product transferred during the target period by multiplying the amount of use of the legally reportable raw material (raw material X) corresponding to the manufacturing date of the product by the number of transfers.

[0045] Alternatively, if the acquisition unit 21 does not acquire the manufacturing date (if the manufacturing date of the transferred product cannot be recognized), the calculation unit 22 sets the transfer date instead of the manufacturing date as the reference date. Then, the calculation unit 22 calculates the amount of transfer of the legally reportable raw material (material X) for the product transferred during the target period by multiplying the amount of use of the legally reportable raw material (material X) corresponding to the transfer date by the transfer number.

[0046] The storage unit (transferred waste data table 15) also stores the disposal date and the number of discarded products. The acquisition unit 21 acquires, from the storage unit (composition data table 13, transferred waste data table 15), the manufacturing period identification data (manufacturing date or lot number) of products whose disposal date falls within the target period for reporting of raw materials (material X) that are legally required to be reported, the usage amount of raw materials (material X) that are legally required to be reported and that correspond to the manufacturing date of the product indicated by the manufacturing period identification data, and the number of discarded products.

[0047] Alternatively, the acquisition unit 21 acquires the disposal date of the product, the amount of raw material used that is legally required to be reported and the number of discards corresponding to the disposal date from the storage unit (composition data table 13, transfer disposal data table 15).

[0048] When the acquisition unit 21 acquires the manufacturing date (when the manufacturing date of the transferred product can be identified), the calculation unit 22 calculates the amount of raw material (raw material X) that is legally required to be reported and that corresponds to the manufacturing date of the product, multiplied by the number of discards, as the amount of raw material that is legally required to be reported and that is discarded for the product discarded during the target period.

[0049] Alternatively, if the acquisition unit 21 has not acquired the manufacturing date (if it is difficult to identify the manufacturing date of the moved product), the calculation unit 22 sets the disposal date instead of the manufacturing date as the reference date. Then, the calculation unit 22 calculates the amount of waste of the raw material (raw material X) for which there is a legal obligation to report, for the product discarded during the target period, by multiplying the amount of use of the raw material (raw material X) for which there is a legal obligation to report that corresponds to the disposal date by the number of wastes.

[0050] (How to calculate raw materials that are legally required to be reported in comparative examples) Here, we will explain how to calculate the amount of raw material X used, transferred, and discarded, which are legally required to be reported, for the comparative example equipment. In the case of the comparative example equipment, the amount of raw material X used during production, which is set when the report is created, is used as a theoretical value to calculate the amount of raw material X used, transferred, and discarded for the product. That is, for example, on December 31, 2022, the amount of raw material X used (amount used for the product), transferred, and discarded for the target period from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 is calculated.

[0051] In the example of Figure 5, 10 units of product A were manufactured on November 20th during the target period. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 4, the amount of raw material X used to manufacture one unit of product A is "2g." Therefore, the comparative example device calculates "2g x 10 units = 20g," and determines the amount of raw material X used to manufacture product A as of December 31st to be "20g."

[0052] In the example of Figure 5, five boxes of product B were produced on November 20th within the target period, and five more boxes of product B were produced on December 3rd. Therefore, the comparative example device performs calculations assuming that "5 boxes + 5 boxes = 10 boxes" of product B were produced within the target period.

[0053] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 4, the amount of raw material X used for Product B was changed to "8g" on June 1st, and further changed to "5g" on December 1st. Therefore, as of December 31st when the report is prepared, the amount of raw material X used for Product B is "5g", so the comparative example device calculates "5g x 10 boxes = 50g" and determines the amount of raw material X used in manufacturing Product B as of December 31st to be "50g".

[0054] The comparative example device then generates report data in which the usage amount of raw material X during the target period, "70 g" obtained by adding "20 g," which is the amount of raw material X used in the production of product A, and "50 g," which is the amount of raw material X used in the production of product B, is input as the usage amount of raw material X (number used in production), as shown in FIG.

[0055] Next, during the above-mentioned target period, as shown in Figure 7, three units of product A were transferred from the Tokyo office to the Osaka office on November 20th, and four boxes of product C were transferred from the Tokyo office to the Osaka office on July 10th.

[0056] As shown in Figure 4, the amount of raw material X used to produce one unit of product A is "2g." Therefore, the comparative device calculates "2g x 3 units = 6g," and determines the amount of raw material X transferred due to the movement of product A as of December 31st to be "6g." Also, as shown in Figure 4, the amount of raw material X used to produce one box of product C as of December 31st is set to "15g." Therefore, the comparative device calculates "15g x 4 boxes = 60g," and determines the amount of raw material X transferred due to the movement of product C as of December 31st to be "60g."

[0057] The comparative example device then generates report data in which the transfer amount of raw material X during the target period, calculated by adding together "6 g," which is the amount of raw material X transferred due to the transfer of product A, and "60 g," which is the amount of raw material X transferred due to the transfer of product C, to obtain a total of "66 g," is input as the transfer amount (transfer quantity) of raw material X, as shown in FIG. 9.

[0058] Next, during the above-mentioned target period, as shown in Figure 7, two boxes of product B were discarded from the Tokyo facility on December 2nd, and five more boxes of product B were discarded from the Tokyo facility on December 10th. In addition, six boxes of product C were discarded from the Tokyo facility on August 2nd.

[0059] As shown in Figure 4, the amount of raw material X used for product B was changed to "8g" on June 1st, and then changed to "5g" on December 1st. Therefore, as of December 31st, when the report is prepared, the amount of raw material X used for product B is "5g", so the comparative example device calculates "5g x (2 boxes + 5 boxes) = 35g" and determines the amount of raw material X discarded due to the disposal of product B as of December 31st to be "35g".

[0060] 4, the amount of raw material X used to manufacture one box of product C as of December 31st is set to "15g." Therefore, the comparative example device calculates "15g x 6 boxes = 90g" and determines the amount of raw material X discarded due to the disposal of product C as of December 31st to be "90g."

[0061] The comparative example device then generates report data in which the amount of raw material X discarded during the target period, which is "125 g" obtained by adding "35 g," which is the amount of raw material X discarded due to the discard of product B, and "90 g," which is the amount of raw material X discarded due to the discard of product C, is input as the transfer amount (transfer quantity) of raw material X, as shown in Figure 9.

[0062] Because extremely complicated calculations are required depending on the discharge state and differences in the blending ratio at the time of production (seasonal blending, etc.), the comparative example uses the time of report creation as the base date and uses the theoretical values ​​of the composition information (recipe: see Figure 4) to calculate the amount of raw material X used in the production of the product.

[0063] For this reason, the comparative example device has the inconvenience of reporting a usage amount that differs from the actual usage amount due to various factors, such as when a substitute for raw material X is used, or when the composition information differs from the time of acquisition due to seasonal blending.

[0064] (Report creation support operations) In contrast, the business support device 1 of the embodiment does not use the time of report creation as the base date, but uses the production date (or the lot number corresponding to the production date), transfer date, or disposal date of the product as the base date to calculate the amount of raw material X used, transferred, or discarded, thereby enabling accurate reporting of the amount used, etc. The amount of raw material X used, transferred, or discarded in the business support device 1 of this embodiment is calculated by the following procedure.

[0065] 1. The amount of raw material X, a specific chemical substance raw material, used in a product is calculated by detecting the amount of raw material X used in the manufacture of the product based on the manufacturing date or the manufacturing date identified by the lot number.

[0066] 2. If the manufacturing date or lot number of the transferred product can be identified, calculate the amount of raw material X transferred in association with the transfer of the product based on the amount of raw material X used in the product manufactured on the manufacturing date identified by that manufacturing date or lot number and the number transferred.

[0067] 3. If the manufacturing date or lot number of the transferred product cannot be identified, the transfer date is used as the base date, and the amount of raw material X transferred in conjunction with the transfer of the product is calculated based on the amount of raw material X used in the product manufactured on this transfer date and the number of transfers.

[0068] 4. If the manufacturing date or lot number of the discarded product can be identified, calculate the amount of raw material X discarded in conjunction with the disposal of the product based on the amount of raw material X used in the product manufactured on the manufacturing date identified by that manufacturing date or lot number and the number of discarded products.

[0069] 5. If the manufacturing date or lot number of the discarded product cannot be identified, the date of disposal is used as the base date, and the amount of raw material X discarded in conjunction with the disposal of the product is calculated based on the amount of raw material X used in the product manufactured on this date of disposal and the number of discards.

[0070] (Calculating the amount of raw material X used) Specifically, when creating a report, the business operator operates the input device 6 to specify the display of the specified chemical substance report input screen. As a result, the control unit 3 functions as the display control unit 24 based on the business support program stored in the storage unit 2, and displays the specified chemical substance report input screen shown in Fig. 10 via the output device 7.

[0071] This specific chemical substance report input screen is provided with an input field for the business establishment, an input field for the target period for which the report is to be created, and a field for selecting the specific chemical substance category. The business operator inputs the business establishment and target period for which the report is to be created, and selects the specific chemical substance category for which the report is to be created. The example in Figure 10 means that a report is to be created for the manufacture, transfer, and disposal of products containing specific chemical substances with a specific chemical substance category of "1" at the Tokyo business establishment during the target period from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The specific chemical substance with a specific chemical substance category of "1" is "Raw Material X," as shown in Figure 2.

[0072] When the target period and the like are specified in this manner, the control unit 3 functions as the acquisition unit 21 based on the business support program and refers to the production performance data table 14 shown in FIG. 5. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, it acquires production performance data for product A, which was manufactured on November 20th using raw material X during the target period from June 1st, 2022 to December 31st, 2022. The acquisition unit 21 also refers to the configuration data table 13 shown in FIG. 4 and acquires the usage amount of raw material X set for the period to which November 20th belongs. In the example of FIG. 4, the usage amount of raw material X used in the production of product A remains unchanged at "2g". Therefore, the acquisition unit 21 acquires "2g" as the usage amount of raw material X.

[0073] Once various data have been acquired in this manner, the control unit 3 functions as the calculation unit 22 based on the business support program, and since 10 units of product A are being manufactured, it performs the calculation "10 units x 2g = 20g", and calculates "20g" as the amount of raw material X used when 10 units of product A were manufactured on November 20th.

[0074] The acquisition unit 21 also refers to the production performance data table 14 shown in FIG. 5 and acquires production performance data of product B that was produced using raw material X on November 20 and December 3 during the target period from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, as shown in FIGS. 12(a) and 12(b). The acquisition unit 21 also refers to the configuration data table 13 shown in FIG. 4 and acquires the usage amount of raw material X set for the period to which November 20 belongs and the usage amount of raw material X set for the period to which December 3 belongs. In the example of FIG. 4, "8 g" of raw material X was used in the production of product B during the period to which November 20 belongs, and "5 g" of raw material X was used in the production of product B during the period to which December 3 belongs. Therefore, the acquisition unit 21 acquires "8 g" and "5 g" as the usage amounts of raw material X for each period.

[0075] When various data are acquired in this manner, as shown in Fig. 12(a), five units of product B were produced on November 20, so the calculation unit 22 calculates "5 boxes x 8 g = 40 g" and calculates "40 g" as the amount of raw material X used when five boxes of product B were produced on November 20. Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 12(b), five units of product B were produced on December 3, so the calculation unit 22 calculates "5 boxes x 5 g = 25 g" and calculates "25 g" as the amount of raw material X used when five boxes of product B were produced on December 3.

[0076] Next, the calculation unit 22 adds together "20 g" which is the amount of raw material X used when 10 units of product A were produced on November 20, "40 g" which is the amount of raw material X used when 5 boxes of product B were produced on November 20, and "25 g" which is the amount of raw material X used when 5 boxes of product B were produced on December 3. As a result, "85 g" is calculated as the amount of raw material X used in the products produced during the target period specified by the business operator.

[0077] In this way, by calculating the total amount of raw material X used for each manufacturing period based on the amount of raw material X used and the number of products manufactured, it is possible to calculate the accurate amount of raw material X used for the period covered by the report.

[0078] (Calculation of the amount of material X transferred) Next, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the transfer disposal data table 15 shown in Fig. 7 and acquires transfer data of products that were transferred during the target period specified by the business operator. In the example of Fig. 7, the acquisition unit 21 acquires transfer data indicating that three units of product A were transferred from the Tokyo office to the Osaka office on November 20th, and transfer data indicating that four boxes of product C were transferred from the Tokyo office to the Osaka office on July 10th.

[0079] Furthermore, if the production date of the moved product can be identified, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the composition data table 13 shown in Fig. 4 based on the identified production date, and acquires the usage amount of raw material X used in the moved product. On the other hand, if it is difficult to identify the production date of the moved product, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the composition data table 13 shown in Fig. 4 based on the transfer date of the product, and acquires the usage amount of raw material X used in the moved product.

[0080] 7, the product A, three of which were moved on November 20th, is managed by lot, and its lot number is "LOT001." Therefore, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the production performance data shown in FIG. 13(a) based on the lot number "LOT001," and recognizes that the three units of product A moved on November 20th were manufactured on "November 20th." As a result, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the configuration data table 13 shown in FIG. 4 based on the manufacturing date "November 20th," and acquires "2 g" as the amount of raw material X used for product A moved on "November 20th."

[0081] Since three units of product A were moved on "November 20th," the calculation unit 22 calculates "2g x 3 units = 6g" and calculates "6g" as the amount of raw material X moved due to the movement of the three units of product A.

[0082] In contrast, product C, four boxes of which were moved on "July 10th" as shown in Figure 7, is not subject to lot management, so no lot number is assigned and it is difficult to identify the production date. In this case, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the configuration data table 13 shown in Figure 4 based on the transfer date of "July 10th" and acquires the amount of raw material X used in the production of product C during the period to which "July 10th" belongs. In this case, as shown in Figure 13(b), the acquisition unit 21 acquires "10g" as the amount of raw material X used in the production of product C during the period to which "July 10th" belongs.

[0083] Since four units of product C were moved on "July 10th," the calculation unit 22 calculates "10g x 4 boxes = 40g" and calculates "40g" as the amount of raw material X moved due to the movement of four boxes of product C.

[0084] Next, the calculation unit 22 adds together "6 g", which is the amount of raw material X transferred in association with the transfer of three units of product A on November 20th, and "40 g", which is the amount of raw material X transferred in association with the transfer of four boxes of product C on July 10th. As a result, "46 g" is calculated as the amount of raw material X transferred in association with the transfer of products during the target period designated by the business operator.

[0085] By calculating the total transfer amount of raw material X based on the amount of raw material X used on the manufacturing date or transfer date of the transferred product in this way and the number of transfers, it is possible to calculate the accurate transfer amount of raw material X corresponding to the period covered by the report.

[0086] (Calculation of waste amount of raw material X) Next, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the transfer disposal data table 15 shown in Fig. 7 and acquires disposal data of products that were discarded during the target period specified by the business operator. In the example of Fig. 7, the acquisition unit 21 acquires disposal data indicating that two boxes of product B were discarded on December 2nd, disposal data indicating that five boxes of product B were discarded on December 10th, and disposal data indicating that six boxes of product C were discarded on August 2nd at the Tokyo business office.

[0087] Furthermore, if the manufacturing date of the discarded product can be identified, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the composition data table 13 shown in Fig. 4 based on the identified manufacturing date and acquires the amount of raw material X used in the discarded product. On the other hand, if it is difficult to identify the manufacturing date of the discarded product, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the composition data table 13 shown in Fig. 4 based on the disposal date of the product and acquires the amount of raw material X used in the discarded product.

[0088] 7, two boxes of product B discarded on December 2nd and five boxes of product B discarded on December 10th are managed by lot, and their lot numbers are "LOT002" and "LOT003." Therefore, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the production history data based on the lot number "LOT002" and recognizes that the two boxes of product B discarded on December 2nd were manufactured on "November 20th," as shown in FIG. 14(a). Similarly, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the production history data based on the lot number "LOT003" and recognizes that the five boxes of product B discarded on December 10th were manufactured on "December 3rd," as shown in FIG. 14(b).

[0089] When the production date is identified in this way, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the composition data table 13 shown in Fig. 4 based on the production date of "November 20th" and acquires "8 g" as the amount of raw material X used for product B discarded on "December 2nd". The acquisition unit 21 also refers to the composition data table 13 shown in Fig. 4 based on the production date of "December 2nd" and acquires "5 g" as the amount of raw material X used for product B discarded on "December 2nd".

[0090] Because two boxes of product B were discarded on "December 2nd," the calculation unit 22 calculates "8g x 2 boxes = 16g" and calculates "16g" as the amount of raw material X discarded due to the discard of two boxes of product B. Similarly, because five boxes of product B were discarded on "December 10th," the calculation unit 22 calculates "5g x 5 boxes = 25g" and calculates "25g" as the amount of raw material X discarded due to the discard of five boxes of product B.

[0091] In contrast, as shown in Fig. 7, six boxes of product C were discarded on "August 2nd" and therefore lot management was not performed, so no lot number was assigned and it was difficult to identify the date of production. In this case, the acquisition unit 21 refers to the composition data table 13 shown in Fig. 4 based on the disposal date of "August 2nd" and acquires the amount of raw material X used in the production of product C during the period to which "August 2nd" belongs. In this case, as shown in Fig. 15, the acquisition unit 21 acquires "10 g" as the amount of raw material X used in the production of product C during the period to which "August 2nd" belongs.

[0092] Since six boxes of product C were discarded on "August 2nd," the calculation unit 22 calculates "10g x 6 boxes = 60g" and calculates "60g" as the amount of raw material X transferred due to the transfer of six boxes of product C.

[0093] Next, the calculation unit 22 adds together "16 g" which is the amount of raw material X discarded in conjunction with the discard of two boxes of product B on December 2, "25 g" which is the amount of raw material X discarded in conjunction with the discard of five boxes of product B on December 10, and "60 g" which is the amount of raw material X discarded in conjunction with the discard of six boxes of product C on August 2. As a result, "101 g" is calculated as the amount of raw material X discarded in conjunction with the discard of products during the target period specified by the business operator.

[0094] In this way, by calculating the total amount of raw material X to be discarded based on the amount of raw material X used on the manufacturing date or disposal date of the discarded products and the number of discarded products, it is possible to calculate the accurate amount of raw material X to be discarded for the period covered by the report.

[0095] (Generating report data) Next, the data generation unit 23 generates report data for reporting the release of the specified chemical substance raw material, as exemplified in Fig. 16, including the calculated usage amount (number used in production), transfer amount (transfer quantity), and waste amount (waste quantity) of raw material X. The memory control unit 25 stores the generated report data in the memory unit 2. This report data is converted into print data by the control unit 3 at a timing designated by the business operator, and is supplied to a printer, which is an example of the output device 7, and printed out.

[0096] Furthermore, the control unit 3 functions as a communication control unit 26 based on the business support program, and transmits the report data stored in the memory unit 2 to a terminal device 51 in the environmental management office via the communication interface unit 4 and the network 50 at a timing designated by the business operator. This allows the application of the amount of raw material X used, transferred, and disposed of, which is legally required to be reported.

[0097] (Effects of the embodiment) As is clear from the above explanation, the business support device 1 of the embodiment acquires actual values ​​at the time of product manufacturing using information that can identify the manufacturing date of the product, such as product lot management, and therefore can calculate more detailed amounts used, transferred, and discarded, making it possible to provide precise reports on raw materials that are legally required to be reported.

[0098] Furthermore, in the case of continuous production products for which lot management is difficult, the transfer date or disposal date is treated as the base date, and the revision date of the composition information is obtained and the quantity is expanded, so that more detailed calculations of the amount used, the amount transferred, and the amount discarded can be made, and precise reporting of raw materials that are legally required to be reported can be made.

[0099] [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 Goals 8 and 9 of the SDGs.

[0100] 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.

[0101] Furthermore, this embodiment can contribute to strengthening control and governance, which can contribute to the achievement of Goal 16 of the SDGs.

[0102] [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.

[0103] 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.

[0104] 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.

[0105] Furthermore, with regard to the task support 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.

[0106] For example, all or any part of the processing functions of the business support device 1, particularly the control unit 3 and each processing function performed by the control unit 3, may be realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware using wired logic. The program is recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium containing programmed instructions for causing the information processing device to execute the processes described in this embodiment, and is mechanically read by the business support device 1 as needed. That is, a storage unit such as a ROM or HDD stores a computer program for cooperating with the OS to issue instructions to the CPU and perform various processes. The computer program is executed by being loaded into RAM, and cooperates with the CPU to constitute the control unit 3.

[0107] In addition, the business support program of this business support device 1 may be stored in another server device connected to the business support device 1 via any network, and all or part of it may be downloaded as needed.

[0108] The business support program for executing the processes 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 (registered trademark)), a Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), a Magneto-Optical Disk (MO), a Digital Versatile Disk (DVD), and a Blu-ray (registered trademark) disc.

[0109] Furthermore, a "program" is a data processing method written in any language or description method, and does not matter whether it is in the form of source code or binary code. Note that a "program" is not necessarily limited to a single structure, but also includes a structure that is distributed as multiple modules or libraries, or a structure that achieves its function by cooperating with a separate program, such as an OS. Note that the specific structure and reading procedure for reading a recording medium in the business support device 1 described in the embodiment, as well as the installation procedure after reading, can use well-known structures and procedures.

[0110] 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.

[0111] The business support device 1 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or a 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 or data) that realizes the processing described in this embodiment.

[0112] 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 loads. In other words, the above-described embodiments can be implemented in any combination, or embodiments can be implemented selectively. [Industrial Applicability]

[0113] The present invention is suitable for use in report preparation work by companies that manufacture products using raw materials that are legally required to report, such as chemical intermediate manufacturers. [Explanation of symbols]

[0114] 1 Business support equipment 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 Business establishment master 13 Configuration Data Table 14 Manufacturing performance data table 15 Transfer Disposal Data Table 21 Acquisition Department 22 Calculation section 23 Data Generation Unit 24 Display control unit 25 Memory control unit 26 Communication control section 50 Network 51 Environmental Management Office Terminal Device

Claims

1. an acquisition unit that acquires the number of products manufactured for one or more manufacturing periods that belong to a target period for reporting the raw materials that are legally required to be reported and the amount of raw materials used in the manufacture of a product per predetermined product unit, by referring to a storage unit that stores the amount of raw materials used for each manufacturing period of the product, manufacturing period identification data for identifying the manufacturing period of the product, and the number of products manufactured; a calculation unit that, if there is one manufacturing period belonging to the target period, calculates the usage amount of the raw materials that are legally required to be reported during the target period by multiplying the usage amount corresponding to the acquired manufacturing period by the number of products manufactured during the manufacturing period, and, if there are multiple manufacturing periods belonging to the target period, multiplies the usage amount corresponding to each manufacturing period by the number of products manufactured during the manufacturing period, and calculates the usage amount obtained by adding up the results of each multiplication as the usage amount of the raw materials that are legally required to be reported during the target period; a data generating unit that generates report data including the calculated usage amounts of raw materials that are legally required to be reported; A business support device having the above.

2. The storage unit further stores a date of transfer of the product when the physical storage location has been transferred, and the number of transfers, The acquisition unit Obtaining from the storage unit the manufacturing period identification data of the product, the transfer date of which falls within a target period for reporting the raw materials that are legally required to be reported, the amount of use of the raw materials that are legally required to be reported, and the number of transfers, which correspond to the manufacturing date of the product indicated by the manufacturing period identification data, or The transfer date of the product, the usage amount of the raw material that is legally required to be reported corresponding to the transfer date, and the number of transfers are acquired from the storage unit; The calculation unit The amount of the raw materials that are legally required to be reported and that correspond to the manufacturing date of the product are multiplied by the number of transfers to calculate the amount of the raw materials that are legally required to be reported for the product that was transferred during the target period; or Calculating the amount of the raw materials that are legally required to be reported for the product transferred during the target period by multiplying the amount of use of the raw materials that are legally required to be reported corresponding to the transfer date by the number of transfers; 2. The business support device according to claim 1, wherein:

3. The storage unit further stores the disposal date and the number of the discarded products, The acquisition unit The manufacturing period identification data of the product, the disposal date of which falls within a target period for reporting the raw materials that are legally required to be reported, the amount of use of the raw materials that are legally required to be reported, and the number of discards, which correspond to the manufacturing date of the product indicated by the manufacturing period identification data, are acquired from the storage unit; or The disposal date of the product, the usage amount of the raw material that is legally required to be reported corresponding to the disposal date, and the number of disposals are acquired from the storage unit; The calculation unit The amount of raw materials that are legally required to be reported for the product discarded during the target period is calculated by multiplying the amount of raw materials used that are legally required to be reported for the product manufacturing date by the number of discards, or Calculating the amount of raw materials that are legally required to be reported for the products discarded during the target period by multiplying the amount of raw materials used that are legally required to be reported and that correspond to the disposal date by the number of disposals; 3. The business support device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein:

4. an acquiring step in which an acquiring unit refers to a storage unit that stores a usage amount per predetermined product unit of raw materials that are legally required to be reported and that is set for each manufacturing period of the product, manufacturing period identification data for identifying the manufacturing period of the product, and the number of products manufactured, and acquires the number of products manufactured for one or more manufacturing periods that belong to a target period for reporting the raw materials that are legally required to be reported, and the usage amount for one or more manufacturing periods; a calculation step in which, if there is one manufacturing period belonging to the target period, the calculation unit multiplies the usage amount corresponding to the acquired manufacturing period by the number of products manufactured in the manufacturing period to calculate the usage amount of the raw materials that are legally required to be reported in the target period, and, if there are multiple manufacturing periods belonging to the target period, the calculation unit multiplies the usage amount corresponding to each manufacturing period by the number of products manufactured in the manufacturing period, and calculates the usage amount obtained by adding up the results of each multiplication as the usage amount of the raw materials that are legally required to be reported in the target period; a data generating step in which a data generating unit generates report data including the calculated usage amounts of raw materials that are legally required to be reported; A business support method having the above.

5. Computer, an acquisition unit that acquires the number of products manufactured for one or more manufacturing periods that belong to a target period for reporting the raw materials that are legally required to be reported and the amount of raw materials used in the manufacture of a product per predetermined product unit, by referring to a storage unit that stores the amount of raw materials used for each manufacturing period of the product, manufacturing period identification data for identifying the manufacturing period of the product, and the number of products manufactured; a calculation unit that, if there is one manufacturing period belonging to the target period, calculates the usage amount of the raw materials that are legally required to be reported during the target period by multiplying the usage amount corresponding to the acquired manufacturing period by the number of products manufactured during the manufacturing period, and, if there are multiple manufacturing periods belonging to the target period, multiplies the usage amount corresponding to each manufacturing period by the number of products manufactured during the manufacturing period, and calculates the usage amount obtained by adding up the results of each multiplication as the usage amount of the raw materials that are legally required to be reported during the target period; functioning as a data generating unit that generates report data including the calculated usage amounts of raw materials that are legally required to be reported; A business support program that features:

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