Order Receiving Management for Synchronized Delivery and Collection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional order receiving management systems primarily focus on delivery schedules, neglecting the efficient management of collection schedules for containers, particularly in medical settings where drug handling requires specialized storage and handling.

Innovation Solution

An order receiving management device that generates user-specific calendar screen data, calculates delivery and collection schedules, and transmits relevant data to a logistics management server, enabling synchronized delivery and collection planning.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If conventional delivery management devices calculate production due dates and shipping due dates based on uniform delivery periods, then stock management is improved and factory storage periods are reduced, but container collection management cannot be performed properly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestock managementVSAvoidcontainer collection management

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The delivery management device is enhanced to perform multiple functions: not only calculating production due dates and shipping due dates for stock management, but also managing container collection schedules. The device now handles both article delivery scheduling and container logistics management within a single system, making it versatile for different logistics management needs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The management functions are segmented into distinct modules: one module handles article delivery scheduling (production due date, shipping due date calculations), while another module handles container collection scheduling. This segmentation allows each module to specialize in its function while the overall system provides comprehensive logistics management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Loss of time

If stock management is the main object, then factory storage periods are reduced, but specialized container handling for medical drugs cannot be managed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage periodVSAvoidspecialized container handling

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of timeVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different management approaches to different objects: standard delivery management for general articles versus specialized container collection management for medical drugs. The container collection management module handles specific requirements such as temperature-controlled containers, hazardous material containers, or patient-specific medication containers with appropriate scheduling and tracking.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Ease of operation

If conventional systems only manage delivery schedules, then simple logistics are handled, but synchronized container collection planning is lacking

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelogistics managementVSAvoidsynchronized scheduling system

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges article delivery scheduling and container collection scheduling into a unified management framework. Both schedules are calculated and coordinated simultaneously, ensuring that container collection is synchronized with article delivery. This integration simplifies overall logistics coordination while managing the complexity internally through systematic scheduling algorithms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS11880898B2Order receiving management device, order receiving management system, order receiving management method, and program

Publication Date: 2024.01.23 MEDIPAL HLDG CORP

AI summary

An object of the present invention is to manage not only a delivery schedule of an article but also a collection schedule of a container to be collected appropriately and efficiently. Provided is an order receiving management device including an order receiving management server 11 that receives use date data 29 by distributing user-specific calendar screen data 23 from a user-specific calendar generation part 21 to a client terminal 3, and controls a schedule calculation part 31 so as to generate order receiving data 37 based on the use date data 29 with respect to an order-receiving data generation part 35.