Product Management Apparatus Shelf-Aligned Input Fields
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Solution Overview
Problem
Salesclerks face challenges in accurately determining the preparation number of products cooked at a store due to internationalization, leading to potential mistakes in product targeting during preparation planning.
Innovation Solution
A product management apparatus that includes an acquisition unit for target period information, a screen display unit showing input fields for preparation numbers aligned with the arrangement order of products on display shelves, and a storage processing unit associating input values with product combinations and periods, reducing the likelihood of mistakes by maintaining the same arrangement order on both the screen and shelves.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If salesclerks perform manual preparation number determination for multiple products, then flexibility in handling diverse product types is maintained, but the likelihood of mistakes in product targeting increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a digital copy of the physical display shelf arrangement on the screen. The input fields are arranged in the same spatial configuration as the actual products on the shelf, allowing salesclerks to work with a visual replica that maintains the familiar physical layout while eliminating manual errors
Solution Approach 2:
The screen display acts as an intermediary between the physical display shelf and the preparation number determination process. By introducing this intermediate interface that mirrors the shelf arrangement, the system bridges the gap between physical product location and data input, reducing mistakes while maintaining adaptability
2Ease of operation
If input fields are arranged in a standardized format, then ease of operation is improved, but the arrangement may not match the actual display shelf order causing mistakes
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by making each input field's arrangement specific to its corresponding product's physical location. Rather than using a uniform standardized format, each field's position on the screen matches the position of its associated product on the display shelf, creating a localized arrangement that ensures accuracy
3Area of stationary object
If multiple products are displayed on one display shelf, then space utilization is improved, but the complexity of managing preparation numbers for each product increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a digital twin of the multi-product display shelf, replicating the compact arrangement where multiple products share one shelf. This virtual copy allows the salesclerk to manage preparation numbers for all products in the compact layout without the complexity increasing, as the screen interface mirrors the physical space-efficient arrangement
Data Source
AI summary
The acquisition unit (110) acquires target period information that can determine a first period. The first period is a period being a setting target of a preparation plan of a product cooked at a target store. The screen display unit (120) displays a first screen on a display. The first screen includes an input field of a preparation number of the product by a plurality of kinds of the products. Then, an arrangement order of the input field associated with each of the two or more products described above on the first screen is the same as an arrangement order of the two or more products described above on the display shelf.