KR-102963319-B1 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH ORDER OF ITEM

KR102963319B1KR 102963319 B1KR102963319 B1KR 102963319B1KR-102963319-B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing information to a service server, comprising the steps of: confirming information on a predicted order quantity for an item during a first period; providing the predicted order quantity information to a server associated with a supplier of the item; receiving delivery plan information for the item from a server associated with the supplier; generating purchase order information for the item based on the predicted order quantity information and the delivery plan information; and providing the purchase order information to a server associated with the supplier.

Inventors

첸, 캉
최수경
후앙, 하오
예, 칸한
왕, 난
리앙, 시우쿤
리, 레이
리, 닝
장, 용
앙, 시 후

Assignees

쿠팡 주식회사

Dates

Publication Date: 20260513
Application Date: 20221216

Claims (14)

As a method of providing information to a service server, A step of verifying the predicted order quantity information for the item during the first period; A step of providing the above-mentioned predicted order quantity information to a server associated with the supplier of the above-mentioned item; A step of receiving delivery plan information for the item from a server associated with the above supplier; A step of generating purchase order information for the item based on the above-mentioned predicted order quantity information and the above-mentioned delivery plan information; and The method includes the step of providing the above purchase order information to a server associated with the above supplier, The above predicted order quantity information includes weekly predicted order quantities during the above first period, and The above delivery plan information includes the weekly delivery available quantity during the above first period, and The above purchase order information includes the weekly purchase order quantity during the above first period, and The step of generating the above purchase order information is, If the above-mentioned available delivery quantity of the first week is greater than the above-mentioned order prediction quantity of the first week, and the above-mentioned available delivery quantity of the third period after the first week is less than the above-mentioned order prediction quantity of the third period, the method includes the step of determining the purchase order quantity of the first week as the sum of the order prediction quantity of the first week and the order prediction quantity of the third period. The step of receiving the above delivery plan information is, A step of identifying a week in which the available delivery quantity is 0 during the first period; and A method for providing information by a service server, further comprising the step of transmitting a request for confirmation regarding the shares with a delivery quantity of 0 to a server associated with the supplier, if there are shares with a delivery quantity of 0.
In paragraph 1, A method for providing information by a service server, further comprising the step of determining the supplier among the one or more suppliers to receive the predicted order quantity information based on the delivery history of one or more suppliers.
In paragraph 2, The step of determining the supplier to receive the above-mentioned predicted order quantity information is A step of calculating a revenue loss associated with the service server based on the delivery history of one or more of the above suppliers; and A method for providing information of a service server, comprising the step of determining the supplier to receive the predicted order quantity information based on the above sales loss.
In paragraph 1, A method of providing information by a service server, wherein the first period is determined based on the lead time of the item associated with the supplier.
In paragraph 1, A method of providing information by a service server, wherein the above purchase order information includes a purchase order for the above item for a second period after the lead time of the above item.
In paragraph 5, A method for providing information by a service server, wherein the sum of the lead time and the second period is within the first period.
In paragraph 1, The above service server's method of providing information is A method for providing information by a service server, further comprising the step of requesting an increase in the available quantity for delivery from a server associated with the supplier when the week in which the available quantity for delivery is less than the predicted order quantity is longer than a certain period.
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In paragraph 1, The step of generating the above purchase order information A step of verifying the target order quantity associated with the above supplier; A step of determining an additional order quantity of the item to satisfy the target order quantity based on the above predicted order quantity information; and A method for providing information of a service server, comprising the step of generating the purchase order information in consideration of the additional order quantity.
In Paragraph 10, The step of determining the additional order quantity of the above item is A step of determining a priority for adding order quantities of multiple items based on the basic inventory quantities of multiple items provided by the supplier; and A method for providing information to a service server, comprising the step of determining an additional order quantity of the item based on the above priority.
In Paragraph 10, A method of providing information on a service server, wherein the above additional order quantity is set so that the storage period of the above item does not exceed a certain period.
As a service server that provides information, Memory for storing at least one instruction; and The system includes a processor that, by executing at least one of the above commands, verifies information on a predicted order quantity for an item during a first period, provides the predicted order quantity information to a server associated with a supplier of the item, receives delivery plan information for the item from a server associated with a supplier, generates purchase order information for the item based on the predicted order quantity information and the delivery plan information, and provides the purchase order information to a server associated with a supplier. The above predicted order quantity information includes weekly predicted order quantities during the above first period, and The above delivery plan information includes the weekly delivery available quantity during the above first period, and The above purchase order information includes the weekly purchase order quantity during the above first period, and Generating the above purchase order information is, If the above-mentioned available delivery quantity of the first week is greater than the above-mentioned order prediction quantity of the first week, and the above-mentioned available delivery quantity of the third period after the first week is less than the above-mentioned order prediction quantity of the third period, the method includes determining the purchase order quantity of the first week as the sum of the order prediction quantity of the first week and the order prediction quantity of the third period. Receiving the above delivery plan information is, Identify the weeks in the above first period when the above available delivery quantity is 0, and A service server providing information, further comprising, if there is a share with a supplyable quantity of 0, transmitting a request for confirmation regarding the share with a supplyable quantity of 0 to a server associated with the supplier.
As a non-transient computer-readable storage medium, It includes a medium configured to store computer-readable instructions, and When the above computer-readable instructions are executed by a processor, the processor: A step of verifying the predicted order quantity information for the item during the first period; A step of providing the above-mentioned predicted order quantity information to a server associated with the supplier of the above-mentioned item; A step of receiving delivery plan information for the item from a server associated with the above supplier; A step of generating purchase order information for the item based on the above-mentioned predicted order quantity information and the above-mentioned delivery plan information; and A method for providing information of a service server is performed, comprising the step of providing the above purchase order information to a server associated with the above supplier, and The above predicted order quantity information includes weekly predicted order quantities during the above first period, and The above delivery plan information includes the weekly delivery available quantity during the above first period, and The above purchase order information includes the weekly purchase order quantity during the above first period, and The step of generating the above purchase order information is, If the above-mentioned available delivery quantity of the first week is greater than the above-mentioned order prediction quantity of the first week, and the above-mentioned available delivery quantity of the third period after the first week is less than the above-mentioned order prediction quantity of the third period, the method includes the step of determining the purchase order quantity of the first week as the sum of the order prediction quantity of the first week and the order prediction quantity of the third period. The step of receiving the above delivery plan information is, A step of identifying a week in which the available delivery quantity is 0 during the first period; and A non-transient computer-readable storage medium further comprising the step of transmitting a request for confirmation of the shares with a delivery quantity of 0 to a server associated with the supplier, if there are shares with a delivery quantity of 0.

Description

Method and apparatus for providing information associated with an order of an item An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for providing information associated with an order of an item. As the use of the Internet becomes widespread, the e-commerce market is expanding. In particular, due to the spread of infectious diseases, the proportion of people visiting offline stores to purchase goods is decreasing, while the proportion of people purchasing goods through e-commerce using computers or smartphones is increasing rapidly. E-commerce companies can generate profits by contracting with external suppliers to place bulk orders for items and rapidly selling them to a large number of users through e-commerce services. E-commerce companies need to receive an appropriate quantity of items from suppliers and store them in fulfillment centers to prepare for changing customer demand. If the inventory at the fulfillment center is insufficient or items are not delivered on time from suppliers despite high customer demand, this can lead to unsold items due to stockouts or delivery delays, ultimately resulting in revenue loss and a deterioration of the customer experience. Meanwhile, as an item supplier, in order to immediately supply items in response to purchase orders from e-commerce companies, it is necessary to produce and store items in advance, taking into account the item's production cycle (which ranges from approximately one week to two months). However, since it is difficult for item suppliers to predict future demand and order quantities for items from users, and e-commerce companies cannot know in advance the quantity of items they will order from the supplier in the future, producing and storing items in advance carries the risk of excess inventory. Therefore, e-commerce companies need to provide item suppliers with information regarding projected order quantities for a future period and incentivize them to produce items in advance by generating a certain amount of purchase orders. Furthermore, since e-commerce companies need to receive delivery plan information from item suppliers based on projected order quantities, obtain feedback on those quantities, and generate actual purchase orders based on this, a new method is required for the e-commerce company's service server to provide information related to item orders. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2022-0013734 is a prior art document regarding such a method of providing information. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of an information providing system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram illustrating the information exchange of each node and the corresponding operation related to an information provision method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 shows an exemplary page displaying information exchanged between a service server and a provider server according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is an exemplary drawing for explaining a method of generating purchase order quantity information of a service server according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary timeline showing the order quantity prediction and purchase order generation process of a service server according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of an exemplary method for determining the additional order quantity of each of a plurality of items to meet the determined total additional order quantity according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 is an exemplary drawing showing a plurality of factors considered to determine the basic stock quantity of an item according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of a method for providing information of a service server according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is an exemplary drawing schematically illustrating each configuration of a service server providing information according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. In describing the embodiments, technical details that are well known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs and are not directly related to the present invention are omitted. This is intended to convey the essence of the present invention more clearly without obscuring it by omitting unnecessary explanations. For the same reason, some components in the attached drawings have been exaggerated, omitted, or schematically depicted. Additionally, the size of each component does not entirely reflect its actual dimensions. Identical or corresponding components in each drawing have been assigned the same reference numbers. The advantages and features of the present invention and the