US-12620000-B2 - Inventory management method, recording medium, and inventory management device

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Abstract

An inventory management method includes obtaining, by a computer, the number of parts in inventory for each part, that is the number of parts in inventory for each of a plurality of parts of a component constituting an object; obtaining, by the computer, the number of available supplies of each of a plurality of the component based on a component configuration master indicating a correspondence relationship between the component and the plurality of parts and the number of parts in inventory; obtaining, by the computer, demand data for each of a plurality of the component based on a behavior history, obtainable by an operation on a user terminal, of a user with regard to the object; and identifying, by the computer, a component that may become out of supply among a plurality of the component based on the number of available supplies and the demand data.

Inventors

Kei UEHARA
Kentaro MARU
Hironori ISHIZUKI
Shinjiro OKUMA
Takayuki AIDA
Mitsuru Ito
Chisato MIMA

Assignees

CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260505
Application Date: 20221005
Priority Date: 20211019

Claims (13)

1 . An inventory management method to be implemented by an inventory management device including at least one processor, the inventory management method comprising: obtaining, by the at least one processor, a number of parts in inventory for each of a plurality of parts constituting a component of an object; generating, by the at least one processor, a component configuration master by applying a plurality of mapping rules to a bill of materials, wherein: the plurality of mapping rules define extraction and association conditions for identifying a correspondence relationship between a plurality of the component and the plurality of parts in the bill of materials; and the component configuration master is information indicating, for each component, constituent parts among the plurality of parts and quantities thereof required to configure the component; obtaining, by the at least one processor, a number of available supplies of each of the plurality of the component based on the generated component configuration master and the number of parts in inventory; obtaining, by the at least one processor, demand data for each of a plurality of the component based on a behavior history, obtainable by an operation on a user terminal, of a user with regard to the object; and identifying, by the at least one processor, a component that is likely to become out of supply among a plurality of the component based on the number of available supplies and the demand data.
2 . The inventory management method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor obtains the bill of materials at a certain timing and updates the component configuration master.
3 . The inventory management method according to claim 1 , wherein the behavior history includes viewing behavior or selection behavior, by the user, of the component constituting the object.
4 . The inventory management method according to claim 3 , wherein the viewing behavior includes a viewing duration and a number of times viewed, and the selection behavior includes a number of times selected.
5 . The inventory management method according to claim 1 , wherein the behavior history includes a purchase history of the object having a plurality of the component.
6 . The inventory management method according to claim 1 , wherein the object is a watch, and the component includes a bezel and a band.
7 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program, the program causing a computer of an inventory management device to execute processing comprising: obtaining a number of parts in inventory for each of a plurality of parts constituting a component of an object; generating a component configuration master by applying a plurality of mapping rules to a bill of materials, wherein: the plurality of mapping rules define extraction and association conditions for identifying a correspondence relationship between a plurality of the component and the plurality of parts in the bill of materials; and the component configuration master is information indicating, for each component, constituent parts among the plurality of parts and quantities thereof required to configure the component; obtaining a number of available supplies of each of the plurality of the component based on the generated component configuration master and the number of parts in inventory; obtaining demand data for each of a plurality of the component based on a behavior history, obtainable by an operation on a user terminal, of a user with regard to the object; and identifying a component that is likely to become out of supply among a plurality of the component based on the number of available supplies and the demand data.
8 . An inventory management device comprising: a memory storing a program; and at least one processor to execute the program, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: obtain a number of parts in inventory for each of a plurality of parts constituting a component of an object; generate a component configuration master by applying a plurality of mapping rules to a bill of materials, wherein: the plurality of mapping rules define extraction and association conditions for identifying a correspondence relationship between a plurality of the component and the plurality of parts in the bill of materials; and the component configuration master is information indicating, for each component, constituent parts among the plurality of parts and quantities thereof required to configure the component; obtain a number of available supplies of each of the plurality of the component based on the generated component configuration master and the number of parts in inventory; obtain demand data for each of a plurality of the component based on a behavior history, obtainable by an operation on a user terminal, of a user with regard to the object; and identifies identify a component that is likely to become out of supply among a plurality of the component based on the number of available supplies and the demand data.
9 . The inventory management device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor obtains the bill of materials at a certain timing and updates the component configuration master.
10 . The inventory management device according to claim 8 , wherein the behavior history includes viewing behavior or selection behavior, by the user, of the component constituting the object.
11 . The inventory management device according to claim 10 , wherein the viewing behavior includes a viewing duration and a number of times viewed, and the selection behavior includes a number of times selected.
12 . The inventory management device according to claim 8 , wherein the behavior history includes a purchase history of the object having a plurality of the component.
13 . The inventory management device according to claim 8 , wherein the object is a watch, and the component includes a bezel and a band.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to an inventory management method, a recording medium, and an inventory management device. BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, products have been produced based on production plans. In addition, measures to cope with changes in the production plans or delays in parts delivery have also been studied. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a parts delivery progress management system and the like that can grasp the tendency of production bottlenecks and suppress a decline in production efficiency. CITATION LIST Patent Literature Patent Literature 1: Unexamined Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2002-312022 SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem The parts delivery progress management system disclosed in Patent Literature 1 enables appropriate responses to production bottlenecks by allowing a manager to grasp the tendency of production bottlenecks of a machine model in advance by judging the assortment status and checking the order status prior to the scheduled delivery date of the component parts. However, since the response is based solely on the production plan, if the production plan does not match the demand, there is a surplus or out-of-stock of parts. The present disclosure is made in consideration of the above-described situation. The objective of the disclosure is to provide an inventory management method, a recording medium, and an inventory management device that can identify a component that may be out of supply based on the demand for each component in an object having a plurality of components. Solution to Problem In order to achieve the above-mentioned objective, an aspect of the inventory management method according to the present disclosure includes: obtaining, by a computer, a number of parts in inventory for each part, that is the number of parts in inventory for each of a plurality of parts of a component constituting an object;obtaining, by the computer, a number of available supplies of each of a plurality of the component based on a component configuration master indicating a correspondence relationship between the component and the plurality of parts and the number of parts in inventory;obtaining, by the computer, demand data for each of a plurality of the component based on a behavior history, obtainable by an operation on a user terminal, of a user with regard to the object; andidentifying, by the computer, a component that is likely to become out of supply among a plurality of the component based on the number of available supplies and the demand data. Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present disclosure, a component that may become out of supply can be identified based on the demand of each component in an object having a plurality of components. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a product customization system according to the present embodiment; FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a component of a wristwatch according to the present embodiment; FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of an e-commerce (EC) site device according to the present embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for Internet shopping for customizable products on the EC site according to the present embodiment; FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displaying detailed information on a product selected on the EC site according to the present embodiment; FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for customizing a product on the EC site according to the present embodiment; FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen where a component of the product is selected on the EC site according to the present embodiment; FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of component image information according to the present embodiment; FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of price information and the like according the present embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of the inventory management device according to the present embodiment; FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a component configuration master according to the present embodiment; FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a bill of materials stored in a production management server according to the present embodiment; FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mapping rule according to the present embodiment; FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a component inventory calculation method according to the present embodiment; FIG. 15 is a first part of the flowchart of customization processing according to the present embodiment; FIG. 16 is a second part of the flowchart of customization processing according to the present embodiment; FIG. 17 is a flowchart of inventory management processing according to the present embodiment; FIG. 18 is a flowchart