KR20020024854A - A method for managing of physical distribution through tele-communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a logistics management method through communication, in which a manufacturer accesses a web server of a general distribution company through an information communication network and manages inventory and shortages, and a web of a general distribution company through an information communication network in each ordering customer. In the step of sending the order form by connecting to the server, the step of converting the order received from the general distribution company to the web server in plain text form and sending it to the delivery partner matching the area code of the order customer. Printing the order form in the form of text transmitted from the web server of the general distribution company and using it as an item delivery note for the corresponding ordering customer, and the order history counted in each regional distribution alliance is summed by the items in the web server of the general distribution company. By creating a delivery request requesting delivery to each manufacturer. It is a step to request delivery by sending to each manufacturer through a comprehensive distribution company, and a general distribution company orders goods online from each order customer through a web server, and delivers the order details to each manufacturer and delivery company. By comprehensively managing the logistics, it is possible to improve the efficiency of distribution and delivery and reduce the logistics transportation costs.

Description

How to manage logistics through communication {A METHOD FOR MANAGING OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION THROUGH TELE-COMMUNICATION NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a logistics management method through communication, and relates to a logistics management method through communication that performs a product order and delivery order processing through communication.

In general, logistics refers to the flow of water from producers to consumers in short of physical distribution, specifically, transporting, unloading, storing, and packing the produced goods. And distribution of materials such as distribution processing and transport infrastructure.

Conventionally, logistics is mainly performed by a method of delivering an ordered product to a corresponding order customer by receiving an order through a telephone or in person from an order customer scattered in each region for each manufacturer.

The conventional logistics system as described above has a problem in that the logistics transportation costs are excessively consumed due to the inefficient structure of receiving orders for each manufacturer and delivering each order to a corresponding customer.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the comprehensive distribution company is ordered on-line goods from each order customer through the web server and delivers the order details to each manufacturer and delivery company By comprehensively managing orders and delivery, the purpose is to provide a logistics management method through communication that improves the efficiency of distribution and delivery during logistics distribution and reduces the logistics transportation cost.

1 is a schematic block diagram of hardware for carrying out the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication process between each server and terminals illustrated in FIG. 1;

3 and 4 are schematic diagrams showing an example of a database managed by the web server shown in FIG. 1;

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing the flow of logistics according to the present invention.

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10: Web server 20-1 to 20-n: Manufacturer's terminal

30-1 to 30-n: Ordering counter terminal 40-1 to 40-n: Shipping company terminal

Logistics management method through communication in accordance with the present invention for achieving the above object, each of the goods produced by a number of manufacturers in order to secure the warehouse or to the logistics system easy to apply the logistics system in order to deliver the goods from each manufacturer The final manufacturer is supposed to deliver the goods to the general distribution company. The general distribution company regards the goods delivered from each of the above manufacturers as the goods produced by one manufacturer, and according to the order received from the local ordering place. In the logistics management method that is delivered through regional shipping companies, each manufacturer accesses the web server of the general distribution company through the information communication network and manages inventory and shortages. Steps to send orders by accessing a web server, Converting the received order into plain text form and sending it to a shipping affiliate that matches the region code of the customer, and the shipping affiliate prints an order form in text form from the web server of the general distribution company. Generate a delivery request requesting each manufacturer by summing up the steps used as the goods delivery statement for the ordering customer and the order history collected in each regional distribution partner in each distribution company's web server and requesting delivery to each manufacturer. Characterized in that the step consisting of sending a request to each manufacturer through the information communication network to request delivery.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic block diagram of hardware for carrying out the present invention. As can be seen with reference to the drawings, the hardware for carrying out the present invention includes a web server 10 and at least one manufacturer terminal 20-. 1 to 20-n), at least one ordering client terminal 30-1 to 30-n, at least one shipping company terminal 40-1 to 40-n, and an information communication network. Here, the web server 10 and each terminal (20, 30, 40) can be connected to the information communication network through a variety of devices and methods currently known, such as a modem (Modem) or Channel Service Unit (CSU), which is used for Since the description is a separate description will be omitted.

The web server 10 is a computer system operated by a general distribution company. The web server 10 receives an order from terminals 30-1 to 30-n of each ordering client connected through an information and communication network, and displays the ordered contents of each manufacturer terminal ( 20-1 to 20-n) and local shipping company terminals 40-1 to 40-n, and the order details and the goods for each manufacturer are referred to as a database (hereinafter referred to as "DB"). Manage with. Here, the DB may be stored in the internal auxiliary memory device of the web server 10 or may be stored in a separate storage device.

The manufacturer terminals 20-1 to 20-n, the ordering client terminals 30-1 to 30-n, and the delivery company terminals 40-1 to 40-n can transmit and receive data through the information communication network. A personal computer is generally available, but any type of terminal can implement the present invention as long as it can be connected to the web server 10 via an information and communication network such as a personal digital assistant (PDA). .

The manufacturer terminals 20-1 to 20-n are connected to the web server 10 through an information and communication network to receive the order details, and each manufacturer uses the manufacturer terminals 20-1 to 20-n. The goods will be shipped to the local shipping company according to the order received.

The order client terminals 30-1 to 30-n are for ordering articles by accessing the web server 10 through an information and communication network, and the order client terminals 30-1 to 30-n order the articles to be delivered by each manufacturer. The order history is transmitted to the web server 10 through the customer terminals 30-1 to 30-n.

The delivery company terminals 40-1 to 40-n are for receiving the details of the goods to be delivered by accessing the web server 10 through the information communication network, and each delivery company receives each item that is transported from each manufacturer. Compared with the details of the goods to be delivered received from the web server 10 to prevent a mistake in the work.

The web server 10 and the terminals 20, 30, and 40 are not shown in the drawings, such as a main processor, a network adapter, a display adapter, a main memory device, and a secondary memory device. And software such as various application programs, and the like is omitted for the purpose of description because it is a technique used by the public in the technical field of the present invention.

As described above, the information communication network is sufficient that the web server 10 and the terminals 20, 30, and 40 are commonly connected to each other to perform data communication with each other. For example, the information communication network may be connected to the Internet. Can be (Internet).

An operation example of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

First, in the internal storage device or the external story device of the web server 10, a manufacturer / product management DB in which products for each manufacturer are classified for each item is stored. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the DB may be configured to assign serial numbers (for example, A01, A02, A03, ...., An) according to the type of the article for each manufacturer.

Here, the company A product does not refer only to the product of the manufacturer A, the manufacturer A may be a company selected to deliver the products produced by the manufacturing companies of his county and its products to the general distribution company, In this case, each manufacturer's product is considered to be a product of manufacturer A and is given the same identification code.

At each ordering customer, when a person wants to order an item, the person in charge operates the terminal 30 of the ordering customer and accesses the web server 10 of the general distributor through the information and communication network, where the order quantity and items such as the order are filled out. Send the order (S1).

For example, when the terminal 30 of the ordering customer accesses the web server 10, the configuration file of the web page posted on the web server 10 is transmitted to the terminal 30 of the ordering customer and the terminal 30 of the ordering customer 30. The web page provided by the web server 10 is displayed on the screen, and through the interface screen of this web page, the user inputs an ID and a unique ID and password to log in and orders the goods. You can enter the content. For reference, the web page opened in the web server 10 may be written in a hypertext markup language, but may be written in any format as long as it can be read by a computer system.

The order book transmitted from the terminal 30 of the order trading partner to the web server 10 is added to and managed in the order history management DB stored in the web server. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the order history management DB may be configured in a structure in which order customers are classified by region, and types and quantities of items ordered from each order customer are systematically arranged.

Specifically, the database of FIG. 4 includes branches of order customers, order customers, and order customers, and each region includes order customers, order customers, and order customers. There are 문 Order, ㉧Order and ㉨Order, respectively.

Here, in the "Order Customer" of Gaji Station, 3 items of "A01" among the products of manufacturer A, 2 boxes of "A02" products, 4 boxes of "B02" of the products of manufacturer B, "B05" Indicates that 8 boxes of goods were ordered, 5 boxes of goods of "C03" and 3 boxes of goods of "C05" among the products of manufacturer C.

In addition, the web server 10 is based on the order history management DB as described above to the terminals 20-1 to 20-n of each manufacturer and the shipping company terminals 40-1 to 40-n of each region. Send the corresponding order (S2, S3).

That is, by sending the order through the online (On Line), from the web server 10 to each manufacturer, the type and quantity of the ordered goods of the goods produced by each manufacturer and the order history for the ordering customer is sent, From the web server 10 to each delivery company, the order history for the kind and quantity of each manufacturer's goods ordered from the order customer in the region to which the delivery company belongs.

According to the orders sent from the web server 10 to each manufacturer and the shipping company, if the goods ordered from each manufacturer to the shipping company is transported, compared with each other order history received from the web server 10, It is possible to prevent an error from occurring in the type or order customer.

For example, the shipment of the order history may be confirmed when each manufacturer and the shipping company access the web page posted on the web server 10 to log in. In this case, when each manufacturer and shipping company connects to the web server 10 through a terminal of each company and logs in, a separate interface screen may protrude in a pop up form to guide the order details. Alternatively, a separate page and a menu for inquiring the order history or the details of the goods to be delivered by the manufacturer or the delivery company may be installed on the web page to check the order history.

As another example, the order history may be attached to the e-mail from the web server 10 to each manufacturer and the shipping company. As such, when the order is sent using an e-mail, as soon as the order is generated, the details can be delivered to each manufacturer and shipping company, and the risk of ID hacking can be prevented.

The order history is updated and inquired in units of predetermined periods agreed between each customer, the manufacturer, the delivery company, and the general distribution company.

As another example, when the web server 10 of the general distribution company converts the order form into a plain text form and transmits it to the terminal of the delivery company, the delivery company prints the received order and prints the received order and utilizes the product invoice. In the print request and the delivery request received from the web server 10 can be compared with the goods delivery statement to prevent the occurrence of errors.

Using the logistics management method through the communication of the present invention as described above, it is possible to implement the logistics distribution system as shown in FIG.

The distribution system of FIG. 5 connects a plurality of manufacturers located in adjacent areas and produces similar items in a group of predetermined units, and delivers each produced product to the nearest manufacturer. The manufacturer receives the product from the manufacturer and the product delivered to the next manufacturer, and the product of the manufacturer belonging to the group from the final manufacturer is delivered as the order received from the web server 10 of the general distribution company. It is a system configured to transport to local shipping companies.

Here, the final manufacturer is a relatively easy manufacturer to secure a warehouse or apply a logistics system.

For example, if ⓐ manufacturer delivers its products to the adjacent ⓑ manufacturer, ⓑ manufacturer delivers both its own product and ⓐ manufacturer's product to manufacturer A. In the final step, manufacturer A's web server ( 10) Receive the order history from the manufacturer and send the manufacturer ⓑ manufacturer and its products to the shipping company in each region according to the received order history.

Then, the delivery company in each region delivers the products delivered from each manufacturer to the order customer in each region according to the order received from the web server 10 of the general distribution company.

At this time, the manufacturers belonging to the group of manufacturer A, i.e., the products produced by manufacturer ⓐ and ⓑ and manufacturer A are given the same identification code on the manufacturer / product management DB and the order history management DB. For example, articles produced by ⓐ manufacturer, ⓑ manufacturer and A manufacturer are serially assigned the same identification code as “A01, A02, A03, ..., An” by their type.

In other words, a general distribution company manages all manufacturers belonging to one group as one manufacturer, so that the manufacturers belonging to the same group can be transported together. Is made possible by an integrated system.

Specifically, for example, if the contents of the order history DB stored in the web server 10 as shown in Figure 4, manufacturers belonging to the group of manufacturers A is a shipping company of the branch, "A01 If you deliver 3 boxes of goods, 4 boxes of "A02", 2 boxes of "A03", 4 boxes of "A04" and 5 boxes of "A05" They categorize this by each ordering customer and deliver 3 boxes of goods "A01" and 2 boxes of goods "A02" to order customers, and 4 boxes of goods "A04" to order customers. The order customer will send two boxes of "A02", two boxes of "A03" and five boxes of "A05".

As described above, in the logistics system to which the present invention is applied, manufacturers belonging to the same group are transported together to produce the produced goods, thereby reducing logistics costs and reducing inventory burden. This can be easily compared with the heavy burden of inventory, since the logistics costs are high and a certain amount of inventory must be maintained by transporting only the products of each company directly to the shipping company or the local ordering customer.

As described above, in the present invention, a general distribution company receives an order online from each order customer through a web server and delivers the order details to each manufacturer and a delivery company to comprehensively manage orders and delivery, thereby enabling distribution. The city has the effect of improving the efficiency of distribution and delivery and reducing logistics costs.

Claims (1)

The products produced by many manufacturers are delivered to manufacturers in order to secure a warehouse or to easily apply the logistics system, and then deliver the goods from the final manufacturer who received the goods from each manufacturer to the general distribution company. In the logistic management method to regard the goods delivered from each manufacturer as a product produced by one manufacturer and to deliver through the local shipping company according to the order received from the order place of each region, Each manufacturer accesses a web server of a general distribution company through an information and communication network, and manages inventory and shortages. A step of sending an order form by accessing a web server of a general distribution company through an information communication network at each ordering client; A step of converting the order received from the general distribution company to the web server in plain text form and sending the order to the shipping affiliate that matches the region code of the order customer; The delivery alliance branch prints an order form in a text form transmitted from the web server of the general distribution company and uses it as an item delivery note for the corresponding customer; The order history aggregated at each regional distribution partner is added to each distributor in the comprehensive distribution company's web server to generate a delivery request requesting delivery to each manufacturer, and the generated delivery request is sent to each manufacturer through the information network. Logistics management method through communication, characterized in that consisting of steps for requesting.