KR20030016019A - Inventory control method and system throungh network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for inventory management using the Internet, which allocates an inventory management database for each business owner and each shop owner, stores inventory management data input through an information communication terminal in an inventory management database, and then stores the inventory management database. By analyzing the data stored in the company to calculate the appropriate inventory, and then send the corresponding data to the supplier that manages and maintains the appropriate inventory, so that the store owner does not have to request the supplier directly from the supplier through the Internet. Suppliers can identify inventory products and handle all the tasks required for proper inventory management, thereby reducing inventory management efficiency and inventory management costs.

Description

Inventory control method and system using internet {Inventory control method and system throungh network}

The present invention relates to a method and system for inventory management using the Internet. More specifically, the supplier who produces / sells the goods manages and maintains the appropriate inventory of the goods necessary for the seller through the Internet, thereby making the inventory management convenient to the seller. And it relates to a method and system for inventory management using the Internet to provide efficiency.

In general, inventory management is an activity that adjusts the type and quantity of manufactured goods properly. In general, inventory management is also important for determining the location of warehouses or distribution centers and the inventory items to be held at each distribution inventory. For each item stored at each manufacturing and distribution inventory, the timing of ordering (supplement) and the amount of one order are the central issues of inventory management.

In conventional inventory management, a large retailer or a company independently establishes a separate inventory management system to grasp order volume in consideration of sales volume, production volume, and inventory quantity, and then appropriate inventory of products, raw materials, semi-finished products, etc. Optimal throughput).

However, it is difficult for small retailers or small businesses, such as convenience stores and supermarkets, to build an inventory management system independently due to the enormous cost required to build an inventory management system, and to operate a separate inventory management system due to limited personnel. have.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, the object of which is to provide the convenience of inventory management to the seller by maintaining and maintaining the appropriate inventory of the goods necessary for the seller by the supplier producing / selling the product through the Internet The aim is to provide economics that can reduce the cost of inventory management.

1 is a conceptual diagram of an inventory management system using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of an inventory management system using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a inventory management method using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: information communication terminal 20: the Internet

30: mediation server 31: operational database

33: shop owner inventory management database 35: business owner inventory management database

The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is made as follows.

In the inventory management system using the Internet that provides a variety of data necessary for inventory management when the employer and the store owner connect to the Internet using an information and communication terminal,

The company's inventory management database, which stores inventory management data for planning, organizing, and controlling the appropriate inventory of products, raw materials, and semi-finished products necessary for the production / sales activities of the owners, and the planning of appropriate inventory for the sales activities of the shop owners. Includes a mediation server connected to the store owner inventory database, where inventory data for organization and control is stored,

The mediation server allocates an inventory management database for each business owner and store owner, stores inventory management data input through an information communication terminal in the inventory management database, and analyzes the data stored in the inventory management database to calculate an appropriate inventory amount. It is characterized in that the transfer to the supplier managing and maintaining the appropriate inventory.

Another configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is made as follows.

When the employer and the store owner apply for membership through the Internet using an information communication terminal, the mediation server allocates an inventory management database for storing the inventory management data by the owner and the store owner.

When a business owner or a store owner registered as a member designates a partner company and inputs data necessary for proper inventory management, the mediation server continuously stores the input appropriate inventory management data in the inventory management database allocated to the owner and the store owner for a certain period of time. To do that,

When the inventory management data stored in the inventory management database passes a certain period of time, the mediation server analyzes the inventory management data to calculate an appropriate inventory amount;

When the appropriate inventory is calculated, judging whether there is a designated supplier who maintains and manages the appropriate inventory of the owner and the store owner;

If there is a cooperative company designated by the owner and the store owner, the intermediary server is characterized in that the step of transmitting the appropriate inventory calculated to the designated cooperative company.

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

1 is a conceptual diagram of an inventory management system using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of an inventory management system using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a inventory management method using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 2, the inventory management system using the Internet of the present invention, a plurality of shop owners and companies to input and output information required for inventory management terminal 10, the information communication terminal 10 and It is a kind of intermediary role that enables optimal inventory management between the connected Internet (20), the business owner who is connected to the Internet (20) to produce goods, the business owner and the shop owner who sells goods and the business owner to produce goods. It consists of an intermediary server (30).

As the information communication terminal 10, a computer that can access the inventory management server 30 through the Internet 20 is used. In addition, other communication devices such as a PDA and a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet 20 can be used. The information communication terminal 10 is not limited as shown in FIG. 1, and a plurality of business owners and shop owners' information communication terminals 10 may be connected to the Internet 20.

In particular, the information communication terminal 10 may store the data by inputting the inventory of the goods using an input means such as a scanner.

The Internet 20 is a moving path of data that enables a large number of business owners and shop owners to use electronic information, file transfer, information retrieval, and hypertext information viewing through their information and communication terminals 10.

The mediation server 30 is an operation database 31 which stores a large number of data necessary to operate a site, and a store owner inventory management in which inventory management data for planning, organizing, and controlling proper inventory required for a store owner's sales activity are stored. A database 33 and an owner stock management database 35 for storing inventory management data for planning, organizing, and controlling proper inventory of products, raw materials, and semi-finished products required for the production / sales activity of the owner are included.

The store owner's inventory management data stored in the store owner's inventory management database 33 includes customer data of the store owner, product data sold by the store owner, sales / stock data representing sales amount and inventory amount for each period, import / export data of the product, and product Order data, profit data, and financial data indicating sales. The stock management data stored in the stock management database 35 includes information on business partners' data, product data produced and sold by the business owners, and sales performance. Sales data, merchandise sales / inventory data, merchandise import / export data, and monetary data representing revenue and sales.

In particular, the shop owner inventory management database 33 and the business owner inventory management database 35 can be appropriately extended according to the number of registered members of the shop owner and the business owner to apply for subscription to the intermediary server (30).

In an embodiment of the invention, the broker represents a site and operator that provides an inventory management system for planning, organizing, and controlling the appropriate inventory of products, raw materials, semi-finished products, etc. required for sales / production activities, and the shop owners can be found on the Internet or offline. Represents the seller who sells the product, and the owner represents the producer and supplier who sells the product, and the supplier enters into the supply contract with the owner or the store owner to manage and maintain the appropriate inventory. Represents a business owner.

The inventory management system using the Internet configured as described above allocates a inventory management database for each shop owner and each business owner, stores inventory management data input through the information communication terminal in the inventory management database, and stores the data in the inventory management database. Analyze and calculate the appropriate inventory amount and send the corresponding data to the supplier who manages and maintains the appropriate inventory amount

Hereinafter, an inventory management method using the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the mediation server 30 receives a registration request from a plurality of business owners and shop owners who wish to manage inventory through the Internet 20.

When a large number of business owners and shop owners access the mediation server 30 using their information communication terminal 10, the mediation server 30 displays a homepage.

The homepage may display the trade name and log of the registered company, provide various menus provided by the broker, and display a preliminary proposal of the broker and a greeting welcoming the visitors (step 110 to step 120).

For example, the homepage provides the function of selecting menu such as 'business owner', 'store owner', 'registered company', 'sign up', 'login', 'inventory management', etc. Menus such as 'Log' and 'Partner's Appropriate Inventory Information' for identifying the appropriate inventories of suppliers are displayed.If you select a shop owner, the menus such as 'Log' and 'Banner' of each shop owner who is a member are displayed. Is displayed.

When the employer or the store owner selects the login to receive the use permission, and logs in by inputting their ID and password, the mediation server 30 determines whether the connected employer or the store owner is a registered member (step 130).

If it is determined that the connected business owner or shop owner is not a registered member, the mediation server 30 determines whether the business owner or shop owner applies for membership in order to register as a member (step 140).

When the employer or the store owner selects membership from the menu provided on the homepage and applies for membership, the mediation server 30 retrieves the corresponding data from the operation database 31 and displays a membership registration agreement or a membership registration form. If you do not apply for membership, the mediation server 40 displays the homepage in the logged in state again.

At this time, if the employer or the store owner selects the member registration form and fills in ID (ID), password, e-mail, business status, homepage address, business registration number, trade name, representative, telephone number, etc., the mediation server 30 is connected to the business owner. Alternatively, the shop owner is registered as a member, the information filled in the registration form is stored in the operation database 31, and then the inventory management database 33, 35 for each business owner and shop owner is allocated, and the business owner or the shop owner has his or her business name. And transmitting the log, the mediation server 30 downloads the business owner's trade name and log and stores it in the operation database 31, so that the store owner or business owner's trade name or log is displayed on the homepage of the broker's company, and the trade name or log Select to link the homepage to your business name or log to go to the homepage of the business owner or store owner.

The inventory management database allocated according to the operation is associated with each store owner and the employer, and the associated data is stored in the operation database (step 150).

Thereafter, when the employer or the store owner designates a cooperative company that manages and maintains his proper inventory, and requests inventory management by selecting inventory management from a menu displayed on the homepage of the broker, the mediation server 30 may sell / sell the owner. It is determined whether inventory management data relating to the product to be produced or the product sold by the shop owner is input (steps 160 to 180).

For example, the designation of a supplier may be specified by the employer or the store owner directly by visiting the supplier or offline, such as by telephone or fax. Also, the owner or the store owner may access the homepage provided by the broker and may be registered on the website. If the partner chooses the log of the desired partner, the intermediary server 31 displays the partner's homepage, and the owner or shop owner concludes the contract according to the product supply contract procedure provided by the partner's homepage. The business owner or the store owner may designate a supplier through online by storing the data about the supplier in the operation database 31 of the mediation server 31, and the product supply contract procedure may exist in various ways depending on the supplier. .

When the employer or the store owner inputs inventory management data about the product, the mediation server 31 searches the operation database 31 for the inventory management database allocated to the member to find the inventory management database assigned to the visitor ( Step 190).

When finding the inventory management database assigned to the employer or the shop owner, the mediation server 31 stores the inventory management data input by the employer or the shop owner in the inventory management database assigned to each employer or the shop owner (step 200).

Subsequently, the mediation server 31 determines whether a predetermined period of time set by the business owner or the shop owner has elapsed (step 210).

For example, a business owner or a store owner can set a period of time on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

If the predetermined period of time set by the employer or the store owner has not elapsed, the mediation server 31 continuously receives the inventory management data and updates the data. When the set period of time has elapsed, the mediation server 31 is the employer or the store owner. Analyzing the inventory management data stored in the inventory management database assigned to each other to calculate the appropriate inventory and ordering amount is stored in the operation database 31 (step 220).

For example, inventory management data stored in the inventory management database contains sales / stock data. By comparing the sales volume of the sales / inventory management data with the inventory quantity, the appropriate inventory is calculated by calculating the inventory of the remaining products. Ordering quantity is calculated according to this appropriate stock.

Thereafter, the sales server 31 determines whether a cooperative company that manages and maintains an appropriate stock amount of the owner or the store owner is designated (step 230).

If no subcontractor is specified, the employer or shopkeeper designates a subcontractor, and if a subcontractor is specified, the mediation server 31 assigns the appropriate inventory and ordering quantity stored in the operation database 31 to the product supply contract relationship. Send to the partner (step 240)

Partners in the contract for supply of goods download the appropriate inventory and ordering volume sent to the intermediary server 31 to grasp the quantity, item, etc. of the goods necessary for proper inventory management, and the corresponding products for each product supply contract Delivers the goods to the business owner or shopkeeper in the company.

Therefore, the owner or the shop owner may input inventory management data into the mediation server 31 to perform inventory management for planning, organizing, and controlling appropriate inventory of products, raw materials, and semi-finished products necessary for sales / production activities. Alternatively, if the shop owner designates a cooperative company having a contract for supplying goods through the intermediation server 31, the intermediary server 31 calculates an appropriate inventory amount in units of daily, weekly, monthly, etc. set by the business owner or the shop owner. The data is transmitted to the partner company, and the partner company analyzes the data transmitted from the intermediary server 31 to deliver the appropriate amount of stock without the owner or the store owner's order so that the owner or the store owner can secure the appropriate inventory.

As described above, the present invention does not require a business owner or a store owner to directly request a supplier for an appropriate stock product, and thus, the supplier identifies the stock product through the Internet and handles all the tasks required for proper inventory management. Reduced administrative costs improves economics.

Claims (2)

When the employer and the store owner apply for membership through the Internet using an information communication terminal, the mediation server allocates an inventory management database for storing the inventory management data by the owner and the store owner. When a business owner or a store owner registered as a member designates a partner company and inputs data necessary for proper inventory management, the mediation server continuously stores the input appropriate inventory management data in the inventory management database allocated to the owner and the store owner for a certain period of time. To do that, When the inventory management data stored in the inventory management database passes a certain period of time, the mediation server analyzes the inventory management data to calculate an appropriate inventory amount; When the appropriate inventory is calculated, judging whether there is a designated supplier who maintains and manages the appropriate inventory of the owner and the store owner; If there is a business owner or a business partner designated by the shop owner, the mediation server comprises the step of transmitting the appropriate inventory calculated to the designated business partner, characterized in that the inventory management method using the Internet. In the inventory management system using the Internet that provides a variety of data necessary for inventory management when the employer and the store owner connect to the Internet using an information and communication terminal, The company's inventory management database, which stores inventory management data for planning, organizing, and controlling the appropriate inventory of products, raw materials, and semi-finished products necessary for the production / sales activities of the owners, and the planning of appropriate inventory for the sales activities of the shop owners. Includes a mediation server connected to the store owner inventory database, where inventory data for organization and control is stored, The mediation server allocates an inventory management database for each business owner and store owner, stores inventory management data input through an information communication terminal in the inventory management database, and analyzes the data stored in the inventory management database to calculate an appropriate inventory amount. Inventory management system using the Internet to send to partners that manage and maintain appropriate inventory.