JP2697337B2 - Office planning equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an office planning apparatus used for office planning.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Cases in which a relatively large organization such as a company is located on a plurality of floors of an office building are often seen. In such a case, the organization usually has many departments such as general affairs, personnel affairs, sales departments, and various manufacturing departments, and there are various close relationships and distant relationships between the departments. For this reason, if the vertical zoning work of allocating each department along the hierarchy of the office building is performed without any consideration, the departments that desire a close relationship are greatly separated from each other at the top and bottom of the building, and communication becomes difficult. Inconveniences occur, for example, it is difficult to obtain a department, or conversely, departments that desire a distant relationship are assigned to the same floor.

Therefore, recent office planning is
There is a tendency to investigate the strength of the relationship between departments and summarize them as a certain value, and to proceed with the placement work while quantitatively grasping the relationship between the departments based on the value.

[0004]

However, each department is bound by a complicated causal relationship of proximity and distant, and only by focusing on a certain two departments and changing them to a desirable arrangement, other departments are required. Relationship is ignored. For this reason, in order to reach a desired arrangement, a correction operation such as a puzzle that repeats estrangement and proximity is required. On the other hand, each department has its own requirements for floor-to-use area, and if the work is carried out only by focusing on the proximity and distant relations, the available floor area of each floor and the actual allocated There is a possibility that the sum of the required area of the departments will be greatly different, and the work up to that point may not be meaningful at all. However, if you try to work only by hand using paper and pencil while considering these, it will be difficult to grasp the whole, it will be extremely difficult to find clues for correction, and the more departments there are A huge amount of rewriting is required every time a rearrangement is made, and it is impossible to know the right or wrong of the rearrangement until the rewriting is completed. become.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide an office planning apparatus capable of giving rationality to such a vertical zoning operation.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following configuration.

That is, in the office planning apparatus according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a department information storage means b, a correlation storage means c, and an array storage means are provided in front of a background screen a displayed on a display. A front screen f constituted by d and display means e is displayed in a superimposed manner, and the display contents of the front screen f can be changed by an arrangement changing operation means g. The background screen a sets a plurality of department display positions i in the X-axis direction,
An area display area j and a correlation matrix k are provided in the Y-axis direction. In the area display area j, an amount 1 corresponding to an available floor area for each floor of an office building is displayed in the Y-axis direction. In the matrix k, a large number of rhombic display points m are formed, which associate them with the vertices of a triangle whose bottom is viewed between any two division display positions i. The section information storage means b stores a section required area o for each section n in association with the section n. The correlation storage unit c stores correlation values p and q corresponding to the proximity or estrangement set between the departments n in association with the department n. The array storage means d includes an array r for ordering the departments n stored in the department information storage means b, and a hierarchical area set between the departments n so that the array r corresponds to the office building hierarchy. The formation position s is stored. The display means e configures the front screen f by associating the department array r stored in the array storage means d with the department display position i in the X-axis direction on the background screen a. After specifying the hierarchical division formation position s between the positions i, the quantity t corresponding to the section required area taken out from the section information storage means b for each section display position i is displayed on the area display area j in the Y-axis direction. The quantity u corresponding to the sum of the required area of each section n distributed and distributed on the same floor is displayed in the Y-axis direction, and the correlation values p and q extracted from the correlation storage means c are displayed on the correlation matrix k. A predetermined color,
These are converted into identifiers v and w such as patterns and gradations, and are displayed at the diamond-shaped display points m between the corresponding departments n. The arrangement change operation means g can rewrite the department arrangement r in the arrangement storage means d in relation to the hierarchical division position s. Then, when the contents of the array storage means d are rewritten by the array change operation means g, the display means e updates the front screen f based on the new array r.

As a specific mode of the arrangement change operation means, there is an arrangement in which any one section is selected and the current section arrangement can be moved stepwise to another target section. . In this case, more preferably, the array change operation means can sequentially rewrite the contents of the array storage means at each stage during the movement operation, and the display means displays the identifier on the correlation matrix in conjunction with this. Is desirably configured so as to be able to sequentially update the contents, and the arrangement change operation means can rewrite the contents of the arrangement storage means sequentially at each stage during the movement operation, and the display means It is desirable that the display on the area display area can be partially updated sequentially in conjunction with it.

As a preferable mode for constructing an easily visible screen, a bar graph in which the amount corresponding to the required area of a section rises from a fixed Y coordinate in the same direction, or a display for each floor is used. The amount corresponding to the possible floor area and the amount corresponding to the sum of the required area of the section are displayed on the Y coordinate by an area line parallel to the X axis,
An example in which the actual department name is listed in each department display position is exemplified.

In order to further clarify the vertical relationship between departments, the display means assigns each department to a department display position according to the department arrangement stored in the arrangement storage means, and forms a hierarchical division. The section display position corresponding to the position is opened as a blank, and the hierarchy that can be visually recognized along the oblique side of the triangle on the correlation matrix where the nearest two display positions of the blank section display position are regarded as the base. Those which form a division zone are particularly preferred.

[0011]

In the front screen f constructed and displayed by the display means e, each department n along the department array r in the current array storage means d is made to correspond to the department display position i in the X-axis direction. Since the hierarchical division position s is clearly indicated at a required location between n, it is possible to know from what location of department n to which floor is allocated to the office building. Further, on the front screen f, an amount u corresponding to the sum of the section required areas of the sections n distributed to each floor on the area display area j is displayed in the Y-axis direction, while the background screen a is displayed on the background screen a. Since the amount l corresponding to the available floor area of the floor is displayed in the Y-axis direction, the amounts l, u
Can be grasped whether or not the current array r and the hierarchical division position s are appropriate in terms of area allocation. Moreover, the required area o of each department n for each department display position i
Is displayed in the Y-axis direction, so that it can be used as a guide for determining which section n should be moved to which floor to improve the area distribution.

On the other hand, on the correlation matrix k, the more the identifier v indicating the proximity is distributed near the bottom of the entire correlation matrix k, the more the division array r satisfies the close relation between the divisions n. In addition, the more the identifier w indicating the degree of scatter is distributed near the vertices of the entire correlation matrix k, the more the division array r satisfies the distant relation between the divisions n. Therefore, by focusing on the positions of the identifiers v and w on the correlation matrix k, the current array r can be evaluated, and the next location to be corrected can be estimated.

When the contents of the array storage means d are rewritten, the front screen f is changed based on the new array r.
The whole is updated instantly. Therefore, if attention is paid to how the area correspondence amount u changes before and after the update with respect to l, or how the distribution of the identifiers v and w changes before and after the update, It is possible to know whether or not the rearrangement work was appropriate.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 shows a microcomputer system H functioning as an office planning device. The system H includes a memory h serving as a department information storage unit, a correlation storage unit, and an array storage unit.
1, a CRT display h6 and a processor h2 serving as display means, a keyboard h4, a mouse h5, and the processor h2 serving as array changing operation means and data input means described later. An interface h3 for controlling these inputs and outputs is provided. The memory h1 stores a program for operating the processor h2 in accordance with the procedure related to vertical zoning. The processor h2 transmits and receives data to and from the memory h1 according to this program.
A background screen is displayed on the RT display h6, and a front screen is superimposed on the front screen.

In order to perform a vertical zoning operation using the microcomputer system H, it is necessary to collect and input necessary initial data in advance.
Therefore, a survey sheet S as shown in FIG. 3 is distributed in advance to each department to be subjected to vertical zoning, and the user's department wants to describe what kind of positional relationship the other departments want. Ask for. Here, if you want a close position, "+"
If a distant position is desired, "-" is entered, and if there is no particular problem, the survey is left blank. Then, if the departments want a position close to each other, they have a close proximity relationship (++); if one of the departments wants a near position, they have a single proximity relationship (++); one wants a near position and the other is far Reciprocal relationship (+-) if position is desired,
When one of the departments desires a distant position, a correlation value of a semi-distant relationship (-) is provided, and when one of the departments desires a distant position from each other, a correlation value of a relative distant relationship (-) is given. Also, when conducting such a survey, the required area of each department should be submitted.

After such an investigation is completed, the keyboard h
The data input operation to the memory h1 is performed by using 4 and the like. First, as the department information, the general affairs department involved in the above-mentioned survey,
The department names such as the accounting department and the personnel department are registered, and then the correlation values (++) to (−−) existing between the specific departments and the required area required by each department are input. In addition, before and after these, the first floor of the office building where the organization intends to move in
The usable floor area of each floor up to 6F is also input. At this time, the departments are input in an appropriate arrangement, and the arrangement is made to correspond to the temporary office building floor. As a result of the input operation as described above, in the memory h1, the floors of the office buildings 1F to 6F and their usable floor area are stored in the area corresponding to the property information, and each area is stored in the area corresponding to the department information. The required area of the department is stored in association with the department, the correlation value is stored in the area corresponding to the correlation, and the correlation value is stored in the area corresponding to the array. 6f is stored.

When the input operation as described above is completed, the processor h2 first displays the background screen 1 in the display screens shown in FIGS. FIG. 4 shows the left half of the screen, and FIG. 5 shows the right half. On the background screen 1, a plurality of department display positions 11 are set at equal intervals in the X-axis direction, an area display area 12 is provided at the center in the Y-axis direction, and a correlation matrix 13 is provided above the area display area 12. A section display column 14 is provided below the area display area 12. With reference to the adjacent boundary line 12a between the section display field 14 and the area display area 12, the available floor area of each floor 1F to 6F of the office building in the area display area 12 is on the X axis on a predetermined Y coordinate. It is indicated by parallel area lines 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e, 15f. In this embodiment, they are set to equal values. The correlation matrix 13 is composed of a large number of rhombic display points that associate them with the vertices of a triangle whose bottom is viewed between any two department display positions 11 by a grid line 13a that rises from the top of each department display position 11 and rises or falls to the right. 13b. Correlation matrix 1
The diamond-shaped display points 13b forming the bottom of 3 are positioned between adjacent section display positions 11.

Next, the processor h2 superimposes and displays the front screen 2 on the front of the background screen 1. First, the front screen 2 is displayed in a state where the section display position 11 corresponding to the hierarchical division position is blank along the section arrangement stored in the memory h1 (hereinafter, the reference numeral of this display position is 11a). Each department is sequentially assigned to each department display position 11, and the real department name is displayed together with the department number. Then, for the area display area 12, the required area for each section is extracted from the memory h1 for each section display position 11 and displayed as various bar graphs 22 having a length corresponding to the area rising upward from the adjacent boundary line 12a. Is done. The bar graph 22 is colored with a pattern, a pattern, and the like for each section so that they can be distinguished from each other. Further, an amount corresponding to the sum of the lengths of the bar graphs 22 of the respective sections distributed on the same floor is displayed on the predetermined Y coordinate of the area display area 12 (adjacent boundary line 1).
2a) area lines 23a, 23b, 23c, 2
3d, (++), (+), (+-), (-), (-
-) Are various identifiers 24a, 24b, 24c, and 2 previously formed and registered by combining patterns and gradations.
4d and 24e, which are displayed on the diamond-shaped display points 13b of the corresponding departments. For example, there is a close relationship between the special sales internal affairs of the section number 18 and the special sales 2 part of the section number 16, and the identifier 24a indicating the close proximity is displayed on the diamond-shaped display point 13b that associates the two sections. Also, this screen 2
Then, the grid line 13a is masked along the oblique side of the triangle which is viewed as the bottom between the two nearest display positions 11a among the blank section display positions 11a, so that the sawtooth-shaped hierarchical division band is visible. 25 are formed.

Thus, the front screen 2 is completed. Then, on this front screen 2, the mouse h5
Bar graph 2 showing the required area of a specific department by operating
2 is selected so that the bar graph 22 can be moved between departments on other floors beyond the department display position 11a in a blank state, which is a hierarchical division position (of course, it is not necessary to do so). At this time, in the area corresponding to the array in the memory h1, the contents of the array are rewritten each time the operation crosses each display position 11, and in conjunction with this, the correlation matrix 13 in the front screen 2 is linked. The above identifiers 24a-
The display of 24e is partially updated step by step while keeping the other front screen display. For this reason,
The distribution of identifiers changes every moment in conjunction with the movement operation of the bar graph 22. And the operation is completed,
When the destination of the section is determined by the mouse h5, the entire front screen 2 is updated again through the same process as described above.

The bar graph 26 at the left end of each floor in the area display area 12 indicates the area allocated to a non-section such as a dining room or a boardroom. These are fixed in principle, but can be increased or decreased as necessary when it is difficult to adjust the required area of each department. Further, on the right side of the background screen 1, an area display column 15 for numerically displaying the sum of the section required areas of each floor in relation to the available floor area of the floor is provided, and is provided. The layers 1F to 6F and necessary numerical values are superimposed and displayed on the upper front screen 2.

Thus, on the front screen 2, each department name along the department array actually stored in the memory h1 is made to correspond to the department display position 11 in the X-axis direction, and The section display position 11a in the blank state appears, so that it is possible to know where and how the section is allocated to which floor of the office building. On the front screen 2, area lines 23 a to 23 f corresponding to the sum of the required area of each section distributed to each floor on the area display area 12 are displayed in the Y-axis direction. , The area lines 15a to 15f corresponding to the usable floor area of each floor are displayed in the Y-axis direction, so that those area lines 23a to 23f, 15a
By comparing .about.15f, it is possible to determine whether the current sequence and the hierarchical division position are appropriate for the area distribution. In addition, since the bar graph 22 corresponding to the section required area is displayed in the Y-axis direction for each section, it can be used as a guide for determining which section can be moved to which floor to improve the area distribution.

On the other hand, on the correlation matrix 13,
The more the identifiers 23a and 23b indicating the proximity are distributed in the vicinity of the bottom of the entire correlation matrix 13, the more the department arrangement satisfies the close relationship between the departments. Matrix 1
3 indicates that the more the distribution is near the top of the whole, the more the department arrangement satisfies the distant relation between the departments. Therefore, by focusing on the positions of the identifiers 23a to 23e on the correlation matrix 13, it is possible to evaluate the current arrangement and to give an idea of a position to be corrected next.

In addition, a specific bar graph 22
Is selected and moved, the distribution of the identifiers 24a to 24e on the correlation matrix 13 changes every moment, and the mouse h
When the moving work by 5 is confirmed, the entire front screen 2 is immediately updated. Therefore, it is possible to proceed with the rearrangement work while searching for the distribution of the identifiers 24a to 24e,
Moreover, before and after updating the front screen 2, the area lines 23a to
By focusing on how 23e has changed,
It is possible to accurately know whether or not the area condition has been improved.

Further, in such vertical zoning, the purpose can be achieved if the departments that desire a close relationship can be arranged on the same floor and the departments that want a distant relationship can be arranged on different floors. In this embodiment, a hierarchical division zone 25 is provided along the oblique side of a triangle having the blank section display positions 11a as the hierarchical division positions. For this reason, the diamond-shaped display points 13b belonging to the small triangle 26 newly appearing below the hierarchical zone belt 25 only indicate the correlation between the departments arranged on the same floor, The diamond-shaped display points 13b belonging to the area 27 separated from each other indicate the correlation between the sections arranged on different floors. Therefore, the identifiers 24a to 24e
Attention is drawn to the extent to which vertical zoning at a certain point in time satisfies the complex correlation of all departments. It becomes possible.

The configuration of each part is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0027]

Since the office planning apparatus according to the present invention has the configuration as described above, it is possible to accurately judge whether or not the current department arrangement is appropriate, to give an indication of a location to be corrected next, and to correct the correction. Can be clearly and immediately determined as to whether or not is appropriate. Therefore, the vertical zoning operation can be steadily converged through a simple and rational operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration explanatory diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a microcomputer system used in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a survey sheet used in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a left half portion of the embodiment in which a background screen and a front screen are superimposed on a display;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a right half of the embodiment in which a background screen and a front screen are superimposed on a display.

[Explanation of symbols]

a, 1 ... Background screen b ... Department information storage means c ... Correlation storage means d ... Array storage means e ... Display means f2 ... Front screen g ... Array change operation means i, 11 ... Department display position j, 12 ... area display area k, 13 ... correlation matrix l ... quantity corresponding to usable floor area m, 13b ... diamond-shaped display point n ... section o ... section required area p, q, (++), (+), (+- ), (-),
(−−): Correlation value r: Array s, 11a: Hierarchical division position t: Quantity corresponding to department required area u: Quantity corresponding to total sum of department required area v, w, 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d, 24e... Identifiers 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e, 23a, 2
3b, 23c, 23d, 23e: Area line 22, 26: Bar graph 25: Hierarchical zone

Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] 1. A front screen comprising department information storage means, correlation storage means, array storage means and display means is superimposed and displayed on the front of a background screen displayed on a display, and the front screen is displayed. The contents can be changed by the array change operation means, and the background screen sets a plurality of department display positions in the X-axis direction and provides an area display area and a correlation matrix in the Y-axis direction. In the area display area, the amount corresponding to the available floor area of each floor of the office building is displayed in the Y-axis direction, and the correlation matrix shows a triangle between any two department display positions as the base. A number of diamond-shaped display points are associated with the vertices, and the department information storage means stores the required area of each department in association with the department. In the correlation storage means, a correlation value corresponding to the degree of proximity or estrangement set between departments is stored in association with the department, and the array storage means is stored in the department information storage means. An array for ordering the departments and a hierarchical division position set between the departments in order to correspond the array to the hierarchy of the office building are stored, and the display means is stored in the array storage means. The front screen is configured so that the department array corresponds to the department display position in the X-axis direction on the background screen, and the hierarchical division position is clearly specified between the predetermined department display positions, and is displayed on the area display area. , An amount corresponding to the section required area retrieved from the section information storage means for each section display position is displayed in the Y-axis direction, and an amount corresponding to the sum of the section required area of each section distributed to the same floor. It is displayed in the Y-axis direction, and on the correlation matrix, the correlation value extracted from the correlation storage means is converted into an identifier such as a predetermined color, pattern, gradation, etc. The arrangement change operation means is capable of rewriting the department arrangement in the arrangement storage means in relation to the hierarchical division position, and the contents of the arrangement storage means are rewritten by the arrangement change operation means. An office planning apparatus, wherein the display means updates the front screen based on the new arrangement when the display is updated. 2. An arrangement changing operation means, wherein an arbitrary one section is selected and can be moved stepwise between the current section arrangements to another target section.
An office planning device as described. 3. The arrangement change operation means can sequentially rewrite the contents of the arrangement storage means at each stage during the movement operation, and the display means displays the identifier on the correlation matrix in conjunction with the change. 3. The office planning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the office planning apparatus is configured to be able to perform partial update sequentially. 4. The arrangement change operation means can sequentially rewrite the contents of the arrangement storage means at each stage during the movement operation, and the display means sequentially interlocks the display on the area display area. 3. The office planning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the office planning apparatus is configured to be able to partially update. 5. The office planning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the quantity corresponding to the required area of the department is displayed in a bar graph rising from a certain Y coordinate in the same direction. 6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the amount corresponding to the usable floor area and the amount corresponding to the sum of the required area of each section are displayed on the Y coordinate by area lines parallel to the X axis. 2. The office planning device according to 1. 7. The office planning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein actual department names are listed at each department display position. 8. A display means, when allocating each department to a department display position along a department array stored in an array storage means, opens a department display position corresponding to a hierarchical division position as a blank, and releases the blank. And forming a hierarchically visible zone along the oblique side of the triangle on the correlation matrix viewed as the base between the two nearest display positions of the section display positions. The office planning device according to claim 1.