JP-7856588-B2 - Shipping date acquisition device, shipping date acquisition method, and shipping date acquisition program

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Inventors

安田凌大
大野智弘

Assignees

株式会社オービック

Dates

Publication Date: 20260511
Application Date: 20230130

Claims (7)

A shipping date acquisition device comprising a control unit and a storage unit, The aforementioned storage unit includes: The system stores an order closing time control master containing records that include shipping warehouse identification data to identify the shipping warehouse, shipping destination identification data to identify the shipping destination, shipping carrier identification data to identify the shipping carrier, a date range, a time range, and an additional number of days which is the number of days added to the order date to calculate the shipping date. The control unit, A record acquisition means that acquires records from the aforementioned order deadline control master that have shipping source warehouse identification data, shipping destination identification data, and delivery company identification data entered on the order entry screen, where the order date entered on the order entry screen falls within the aforementioned date range, and the order time entered on the order entry screen falls within the aforementioned time range. A shipping date acquisition means calculates the shipping date by adding the number of days to be added in the record acquired by the record acquisition means to the input order date , and obtains the shortest shipping date . To be equipped, A device for acquiring the shipping date, characterized by the following features.
The aforementioned storage unit includes: A calendar master with business days and non-business days set is further stored. The means for obtaining the shipping date is, The process involves adding the number of days to be added in the record obtained by the record acquisition means to the entered order date to calculate the shipping date , and if, based on the calendar master, non-business days are included between the entered order date and the calculated shipping date, the number of non-business days is further added to the calculated shipping date to update the calculated shipping date and obtain the shortest shipping date . A shipping date acquisition device according to claim 1, characterized by the following:
The record in the aforementioned order deadline control master is The system further includes a normal classification or a special classification as a classification for identifying the type of record, and if the classification is the special classification, the shipping date is used instead of the number of days added. The means for obtaining the shipping date is, If the category in the record obtained by the record acquisition means is the special category, the shipment date in the obtained record is acquired. If the category in the record obtained by the record acquisition means is the normal category, the shipping date is calculated and obtained by performing the addition process. A shipping date acquisition device according to claim 1, characterized by the following:
The aforementioned storage unit includes: A lead time master is further stored, which includes the aforementioned shipping source warehouse identification data, the aforementioned delivery company identification data, delivery destination identification data for identifying the delivery destination, and the lead time days, which is the number of days of lead time from the shipping date to the delivery date. The control unit, Lead time days acquisition means that acquires the lead time days associated with the shipping warehouse identification data, delivery company identification data, and delivery destination identification data entered in the order entry screen from the lead time master, A delivery date acquisition means calculates and obtains the delivery date by adding the lead time days obtained by the lead time days acquisition means to the shipping date obtained by the shipping date acquisition means, To further equip, A shipping date acquisition device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by the above.
The aforementioned storage unit includes: A calendar master with business days and non-business days set is further stored. The means for obtaining the delivery date is, The delivery date is calculated by adding the lead time days obtained by the lead time days acquisition means to the shipping date obtained by the shipping date acquisition means, and if there are non-business days between the obtained shipping date and the calculated delivery date based on the calendar master, the number of non-business days is further added to the calculated delivery date to update and acquire the calculated delivery date . The shipping date acquisition device according to claim 4, characterized by the above.
A method for obtaining a shipping date, which is performed by an information processing device comprising a control unit and a storage unit, The aforementioned storage unit includes: The system stores an order closing time control master containing records that include shipping warehouse identification data to identify the shipping warehouse, shipping destination identification data to identify the shipping destination, shipping carrier identification data to identify the shipping carrier, a date range, a time range, and an additional number of days which is the number of days added to the order date to calculate the shipping date. The control unit executes the following: A record acquisition step that acquires records from the aforementioned order deadline control master that have shipping source warehouse identification data, shipping destination identification data, and delivery company identification data entered on the order entry screen, where the order date entered on the order entry screen falls within the aforementioned date range, and the order time entered on the order entry screen falls within the aforementioned time range. A shipping date acquisition step calculates the shipping date by adding the number of days to be added in the record acquired in the record acquisition step to the input order date , and obtains the shortest shipping date . Including, A method for obtaining the shipping date characterized by the following.
A shipping date acquisition program to be executed by an information processing device comprising a control unit and a storage unit, The aforementioned storage unit includes: The system stores an order closing time control master containing records that include shipping warehouse identification data to identify the shipping warehouse, shipping destination identification data to identify the shipping destination, shipping carrier identification data to identify the shipping carrier, a date range, a time range, and an additional number of days which is the number of days added to the order date to calculate the shipping date. To be performed by the control unit, A record acquisition step that acquires records from the aforementioned order deadline control master that have shipping source warehouse identification data, shipping destination identification data, and delivery company identification data entered on the order entry screen, where the order date entered on the order entry screen falls within the aforementioned date range, and the order time entered on the order entry screen falls within the aforementioned time range. A shipping date acquisition step calculates the shipping date by adding the number of days to be added in the record acquired in the record acquisition step to the input order date , and obtains the shortest shipping date . Including, A shipping date acquisition program characterized by the following.

Description

This invention relates to a device for acquiring shipping dates, a method for acquiring shipping dates, and a program for acquiring shipping dates. Paragraph 0035 of Patent Document 1 states, "In step S300, the carryover quantity calculation unit 131 first assigns the group of shipping orders with a same-day shipping deadline extracted in step S100 to same-day delivery services." Furthermore, paragraph 0039 of Patent Document 1 states, "In step S500, the required number of deliveries calculation unit 132 first extracts the group of shipping orders with a next-day shipping deadline from the group of undelivered shipping orders, the group of unprocessed shipping orders, and the group of projected shipping orders extracted in step S400." Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-090886 Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a shipping date acquisition device.Figure 2 shows an example of an order deadline control master.Figure 3 shows an example of an order entry screen.Figure 4 shows an example of a calendar master (January).Figure 5 shows an example of a calendar master (February).Figure 6 shows an example of a calendar master (March).Figure 7 shows an example of a lead time master.Figure 8 shows an example of order data at the stage when the shipping date has been calculated.Figure 9 shows an example of order data at the stage when the delivery date has been calculated. The following describes in detail, with reference to the drawings, embodiments of the shipping date acquisition device, shipping date acquisition method, and shipping date acquisition program according to the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. [1. Overview] Machine manufacturers and other companies sometimes use route deliveries to deliver products to customers on a short lead time. This can lead to same-day order and same-day shipping operations, but it's crucial to accurately determine whether to ship on the same day or the next day, depending on the time of order. However, this decision is a complex one, requiring consideration of factors such as the shipping warehouse, shipping destination, delivery company, order date, and order time. This can lead to incorrect shipping dates being calculated, resulting in customers being given the wrong delivery date. This error was particularly likely when the lead time (the time between order and shipment) was short, as the time available for this decision was reduced. Therefore, in this embodiment, even when the time from order to shipment is short, the system is designed to automatically suggest the earliest possible shipment date, taking into account the time of order entry. Specifically, when an order is recorded, the system calculates the shipment date by considering not only the shipping source warehouse, shipping destination, delivery company, and order date, but also the time at which the order was received. Furthermore, if warehouse operations are suspended due to inventory work or other reasons, exclusion dates can be set in advance. This allows the system to retrieve the pre-set shipment date instead of calculating the shipment date, thus enabling it to handle shipments at times different from the usual. This makes it possible to quickly and accurately determine the shipping date in this embodiment, thereby eliminating the risk of informing customers of incorrect deliveries. Furthermore, this embodiment can handle irregular cases, such as when warehouse operations are suspended due to inventory work. The specific configuration and operation will be described below. [2. Structure] An example of the configuration of the shipping date acquisition device 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figure 1. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the shipping date acquisition device 100. The shipping date acquisition device 100 is a commercially available desktop personal computer. However, the shipping date acquisition device 100 is not limited to stationary information processing devices such as desktop personal computers; it may also be a portable information processing device such as a commercially available notebook personal computer, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), smartphone, or tablet personal computer. The shipping date acquisition device 100 comprises a control unit 102, a communication interface unit 104, a storage unit 106, and an input/output interface unit 108. Each component of the shipping date acquisition device 100 is connected via an arbitrary communication path for communication. The communication interface unit 104 connects the shipping date acquisition device 100 to the network 300 via a communication device such as a router and a wired or wireless communication line such as a dedicated line. The communication interface unit 104 has the function of communicating data with other devices via a communication line. Here, the network 300 has t