JP7068685B2 - Pricing equipment, production and sales information notification system and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a production / sales information notification device, a production / sales information notification system, and a program for notifying production / sales information of products in cooperation with POS or the like used in mass retailers / supermarkets.

In the side dish section of retail stores such as supermarkets, in order to always provide fresh products to customers, cook multiple times a day (for example, at the time of opening (10:00), 15:00, 17:00), cooking in the backyard, etc. We manufacture fresh products such as delicatessen and fresh fish, price them, and put them on the display shelves.

Conventionally, there is known a product sales data management system that performs rational production and closeout processing based on the sales information of the product on the day in cooperation with the POS system. (Patent Document 1)

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-109960

However, the number and timing of perishable production and delivery largely depended on intuition based on the user's experience, and many years of experience were required.

In addition, there is a possibility that a manufacturing instruction or a product delivery instruction by an inexperienced user may cause a chance loss in which the number of production is small in response to demand and a disposal loss in which the number of production is large in response to demand.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to suppress the occurrence of chance loss and disposal loss as much as possible in a store where products are manufactured and put out in a backyard or the like.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a production quantity acquisition means for acquiring the number of priced products as the production quantity on the day and whether or not the product is sold at predetermined time intervals are confirmed, and the product is released. A sales quantity acquisition means for acquiring the sales quantity of the product when it is sold, and a production of the product based on the production quantity and the sales quantity when the sales quantity acquisition means acquires the sales quantity of the product. A pricing device having a production / sales information calculation means for calculating sales information and a notification means for notifying the production / sales information, wherein the notification means is at least the production of a product priced by the pricing device. It is a pricing device that notifies sales information.

According to the above embodiment, it is possible to produce and put out each product according to the sales situation on the day, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of chance loss and disposal loss.

It is an overall block diagram of the POS cooperation system including the pricer (sales status notification device) of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a block diagram of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a functional block diagram of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure of the pricing screen during the pricing work displayed on the display means of the pricing device of one embodiment of the invention. It is a figure of the production sale data screen displayed on the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the item of the production sale data screen which is displayed in the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure of the manufacturing work instruction screen displayed on the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure of the manufacturing work instruction screen displayed on the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure of the product registration screen displayed on the display means of the pricer of one embodiment of the invention. It is a figure of the alert setting screen displayed in the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure of the alert setting screen displayed in the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure of the flowchart of the replenishment alert of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure of the flowchart of the designated time alert of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the alert display screen which is displayed in the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of the alert display screen which is displayed in the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of the alert display screen which is displayed in the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of the alert display screen which is displayed in the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of the alert display screen which is displayed in the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the 17:00 display number alert screen which is displayed in the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the alert setting screen which is displayed in the display means of the pricer of one Embodiment of the invention.

Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The production / sales information notification system including the production / sales information notification device 2 of the present embodiment is a registration / sales device for products purchased by the customer, and is a POS system such as a storage means 12 connected to the POS terminal 11 and the POS terminal 11. 1 and one or more pricers 2 that are placed in the back room of the store and pack and price fresh food (fresh fish, meat), etc., and the products carried by the workers in the store. It is equipped with a mobile terminal 3 or the like for inputting the situation of.

In the present embodiment, the pricer 2 functions as a production / sales information notification device.
Hereinafter, the pricing device 2 will be described as a production / sales information notification device.

The POS system 1, the pricer 2 and the mobile terminal 3 are connected via a wireless or wired network, and the pricer 2 relates to the sales quantity and the display quantity of products from the POS system 1, the mobile terminal 3, and the like. It acquires information and manages the production and delivery of products in the backyard of stores. The POS system 1 may be connected to a server such as a host computer (not shown).

The POS terminal 11 executes a registration process for registering a product purchased by a customer, and executes a settlement process based on the information of the registered product. Product registration is performed, for example, by reading a barcode attached to the product using an input means such as a scanner, or by operating a preset button displayed on the product registration screen of the display means.

Further, the POS terminal 11 stores information used for the settlement process of the registered product (hereinafter, referred to as “payment information”) in the storage means 12. The settlement information includes the settlement information identification information for identifying the settlement information, the JAN code of the registered product, the quantity (sales quantity) of the same product, the selling price at the cash register, the date and time of sale, the product identification information of the same product, and the same. There are the product name of the product, the total amount of the product to be purchased (total amount), and so on.

The pricer 2 is equipped with a measuring instrument that weighs the weight of the product, a weighing label printer that issues a product label to be attached to the weighed product, an automatic weighing and pricing device that automatically attaches the issued label to the product, and a product. It is a weighing and packaging pricing device that weighs and packages and attaches the issued label to the product by hand or automatically.

Then, the pricing device 2 stores the pricing information used for the pricing process of the product (hereinafter, referred to as “pricing information”) in the storage means. The pricing information includes pricing information identification information for identification, product identification information of the priced product, product name of the product, pricing date and time of the product, selling price of the product, and pricing of the product. There are numbers (production quantity) and so on.

As for the pricer 2, one pricer 2 may be arranged in one store, but it may be arranged in each department such as a fresh fish department and a meat department, and one pricer 2 may be arranged. A plurality of pricers 2 may be arranged in the department.

The mobile terminal 3 allows the user to carry around the store and input the status of the displayed products and the like. For example, when the user counts the products displayed on the display shelf and inputs them to the mobile terminal 3, the mobile terminal 3 stores the product identification information and the actual number of displayed products of the input products, and values as necessary. Send to the attachment device 2 etc.

(Price device)
The pricer 2 of the present embodiment will be described in more detail.
FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the pricer 2 of the present embodiment.
The pricer 2 includes a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a memory 24, a network I / F25, an input means I / F26, and a display means I / F27.

The CPU 21 executes a software program instruction. The ROM 22 stores in advance a program or the like for operating on the CPU 21. The program or the like may be stored in a portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM and read by an external device such as a CD-ROM drive.

The RAM 23 is used as a work storage area necessary for program storage and software operation.
The memory 24 is composed of a hard disk device or the like and stores information about a product.
The network I / F25 is a circuit for exchanging data with means connected on the network.
The input means I / F 26 is a circuit for performing input / output with an input means 221 such as a bar code scanner.
The display means I / F 27 is a circuit for inputting / outputting to / from a display means 222 such as a touch panel.

FIG. 3 shows a functional block diagram of the pricer 2 of the present embodiment.
The pricer 2 includes a pricer control means 201, a production number acquisition means 202, a sales number acquisition means 203, a display real number acquisition means 204, a production number storage means 211, a planned production number storage means 212, and a designated time 1 display number storage. It functions as a device including means 213, designated time 2 display number storage means 214, designated time 3 display number storage means 215, and the like.

The pricer control means 201 is a means for collectively controlling the pricer 2 and weighs a product based on an instruction input by a user by an input means 221 or prints a label related to the weighed product 223. Issuance by.

The production quantity acquisition means 202 accumulates the production quantity of each product priced based on the instruction input by the user and acquires it as information on the production quantity of each product. The production quantity acquisition means 202 may acquire not only the production quantity information of the pricer 2 but also the total production quantity of each product priced by the plurality of pricers 2 as the production quantity. The production quantity directly input by the user may be acquired as the production quantity information of the product.

The sales quantity acquisition means 203 stores information on the sales quantity of each product priced by the pricer 2 at a designated time designated by the user or a designated time interval, for example, in the storage means 12 of the POS terminal 11. And so on.

The display real number acquisition means 204 is used when the user carries the mobile terminal 3 to look around the store, counts the products displayed on the display shelf, and inputs the status such as the number of actual displays. Get information such as numbers.

Then, the pricer control means 201 includes information on the production quantity acquired by the production quantity acquisition means 202, the sales quantity acquired by the sales quantity acquisition means 203, the additional production quantity based on the information stored in each storage means, and the like. It has a function as a production / sales information calculation means for calculating the information of.
Further, data is exchanged with the POS terminal 11 and the mobile terminal 3 via the network.

The production quantity (A) acquired by the production quantity acquisition means 202, the sales quantity (B) acquired by the sales quantity acquisition means 203, and the actual display quantity (C) (or production quantity) acquired by the display actual quantity acquisition means 204. Information on the production and sales of products such as the display quantity (C) of the product obtained by dividing the sales quantity from the product and the additional production quantity (I) calculated by the pricer control means 201 is referred to as production and sales information.

The production number storage means 211 stores the production quantity (A) of each product acquired by the production number acquisition means 202. The planned production number storage means 212 stores the scheduled production number (D) on the business day set by the user. The designated time 1 display number storage means 213, the designated time 2 display number storage means 214, and the designated time 3 display number storage means 215 are scheduled displays (F1 to F3) at the designated time 1 to the designated time 3 set by the user. Remember.

Then, the pricer control means 201 displays the production / sales information stored in each storage means and the production / sales information calculated by the production / sales information calculation means on the display means 222, thereby displaying the product to the user. It has a function as a notification means for notifying such as encouraging additional production of.

(Display of production and sales information)
Next, the production and sales information managed by the display means 222 of the pricer 2 of the present embodiment will be specifically described.
The pricer control means 201 of the pricer 2 of the present embodiment displays the production / sales information on the display means 222 to provide or notify the user of the production / sales information of the product. FIG. 5 shows a production / sales list screen 5 which is an example of production / sales information displayed on the display means 222.

On the pricing operation screen 4 shown in FIG. 4, the user sets a price for each product and creates a label to be attached to the product. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the pricing operation screen 4 for the product “Japanese black beef loin sushi” is shown, and the image of the label to be attached to the product is displayed.
Information such as product code, price, sales deadline, etc. is recorded on the barcode printed on the label, but in addition to that information, information to be passed to other systems, such as production area, weight, raw materials, allergens, etc. It is also possible to manage individual products by adding the additional information of the above to the barcode as a unique code for each sheet based on the manufactured machine number and serial number.
The production / sales list screen 5 is displayed by operating the “production / sales list” key 4a arranged on the pricing operation screen 4.
The display method of the production / sales list screen 5 is not particularly limited.

The production / sales list screen 5 of this embodiment has a “sorting method” column 501, a “display item” column 502, a “display target” column 503, a “manufacturing work instruction” key 504a, and a “production / sales list display”. It has a column 510, and the production and sales information is displayed in the "production and sales list display" column 510.

When the user selects an arbitrary sorting method from the "sorting method" key 501a in the "sorting method" column 501, the pricer control means 201 is the production listed in the "production / sales list display" column 510. Sort sales information. The types of sorting methods include "product number order", "production quantity order", and "sales quantity order".

Further, when the user selects an arbitrary display item from the "display item" key 502a in the "display item" column 502, the pricer control means 201 displays the production and sales in the "production and sales list display" column 510. Select an information item. Types of display items include "number of most recent displays" and "number of displays (designated at all times)".

When the "most recent display number" is selected from the "display item" key 502a, the pricer control means 201 displays the latest detailed production and sales information of the product in the "production and sales list display" column 510. Further, when the "display item number (all time designation)" is selected from the "display item" key 502a, the pricer control means 201 displays the display state of the product in all the time zones.

In FIG. 5, the “most recent display number” is selected as a display item, and the “production / sales list display” column 510 displaying the latest production / sales information for each product is displayed.

Further, when the user selects an arbitrary display target from the "display target" key 503a in the "display target" column 503, the pricer control means 201 displays the target product in the "production / sales list display" column 510. Select. The types of display targets include "all", "display number", "planned production number", and "production number forecast".

When "all" is selected as the display target from the "display target" key 503a, the pricer control means 201 has been subjected to production processing by the pricer 2 in the "production / sales list display" column 510, that is, the said. The production / sales information of all the products existing in the product master of each storage means of the pricer 2 is displayed.

Further, when the "display number" is selected as the display target from the "display target" key 503a, the pricer control means 201 displays the planned number of displays at the latest designated time in the "production / sales list display" column 510 by the user. Display the production and sales information of the product for which F) is set. The planned number of displays (F) at the specified time is the number of products to be displayed at the specified time specified by the user, and the user predicts an appropriate number of displays at the specified time from past sales information or the like. The information is input and set by the input means 221.

Further, when the "planned production quantity" is selected as the display target from the "display target" key 503a, the pricer control means 201 is displayed in the "production / sales list display" column 510 by the user in the planned production quantity (D). Displays the production and sales information of the product for which is set.
The planned production quantity (D) is the quantity of any product scheduled to be produced on any business day, and the user predicts the required production quantity from past sales information or the like and uses the input means 221 to predict the required production quantity. Information to be input and set.

The display target set in the "display target" key 503a in the "display target" column 503 is not limited to the above example, and it is preferable that the display target can be set by the user. .. Further, a plurality of display targets can be set, and when a plurality of display targets are set, the pricer control means 201 sets the production / sales information of all the products related to the set display target to the “production / sales list”. It is displayed in the "display" column 510.

In the "production / sales list display" column 510 shown in FIG. 5, the "sorting method" key 501a selects "product number order", and the "display item" key 502a selects "most recent display number", and "displays". When "All" is selected from the "Target" key 503a, the pricer control means 201 performs all the products existing in the product master of the pricer 2 at 15:00, which is the latest information update time. Production and sales information is displayed arranged in order of product number.

The production / sales information in the “production / sales list display” column 510 shown in FIG. 5 is shown in FIG. 6A.
The production and sales information displayed in the "production and sales list display" column 510 by the pricer control means 201 includes "product number", "product name", "production quantity (A)", "sales quantity (B)", and "sales quantity (B)". In the items of "15:00 display number: excess / deficiency (F2)", "15:00 display number: planned number (E2)", "additional production number (15:00 forecast) (G)", "additional production number (I)" be. Note that FIG. 6A also shows information on the number of displays (C), the planned production number (D), and the estimated sales number (H).

The pricer control means 201 displays the product identification information of the product in the item of "product number" and displays the product name of the product in the item of "product name". Further, in the item of "production quantity", the information of the production quantity (A) produced by the latest (at 15:00) pricer 2 acquired by the production quantity acquisition means 202 is displayed, and the "sales quantity" is displayed. In the item of, the information of the sales quantity (B) of each product acquired by the sales quantity acquisition means 203 from the POS terminal 11 or the like is displayed.
As the products to be displayed in the "production / sales list display" column 510, only the products existing in the product master of the pricer 2 may be targeted, but the pricers of other pricers 2 and other departments may be targeted. All products existing in the product master of 2 may be targeted.

Further, the pricer control means 201 indicates the designated time 2 (15:00) scheduled display number (E2) set in advance by the user in the item of "15:00 display number: scheduled number", and "15:00 display number: scheduled number:". In the item of "excess / deficiency", the excess is obtained by subtracting the number of displays (C2) (= production quantity (A2) -sales quantity (B2)) at the specified time 2 (15:00) from the planned display quantity (E2). The shortage number (F2) (= display quantity (C2) -planned display number (E2)) is displayed.
The method of setting the number of scheduled displays (E2) at the designated time 2 (15:00) will be described later.

If the excess / deficiency number (F2) in the item "Number of displays at 15:00: excess / deficiency" is positive (+), the actual display at 15:00 is larger than the planned number of displays (E2) at the specified time (15:00). If the number (C2) is large and negative (-), it means that the number of displays (C2) is smaller than the planned number of displays (E2) at 15:00.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6A, “30” is displayed in the item of “15 o'clock display number: planned number” for the product with the product name “Kuroge Wagyu beef loin sushi”, and “15:00 display number”. : "-15" is displayed in the "excess / deficiency" item.
This is because the user has set "30" as the appropriate number of products to be displayed at 15:00 (specified time 2 scheduled display number: E2), but only "15 (= 60-45)" is displayed on the product shelves. It does not indicate that the product is "15" short.

In addition, the pricer control means 201 has a production quantity to be produced in one day of the business day based on the sales status of the product as of 15:00 on the business day in the item of "additional production number (15:00 forecast)". Is predicted, and the required additional production quantity (15:00 forecast) (G) is displayed.
For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6 (a), for the product with the product name “Kuroge Wagyu Loin Usuriri”, the daily forecast sales volume (H) (=) from the sales volume (B) “45” at 15:00. 68) is predicted, and the production quantity (A) at 15:00 is subtracted to calculate "+8" of the additional production quantity (15:00 forecast) (G).

The method of predicting the number of production to be produced in one business day is not particularly limited, and may be appropriately calculated from sales information, weather information, etc. of the past several days. The method for setting the production number forecast will be described later.

Further, the pricer control means 201 has an additional production number (I) (= planned production number (D)) obtained by subtracting the value of the production quantity (A) from the planned production number (D) in the item of "additional production number". -Display the production quantity (A)).
In this way, the user can grasp the overall production and sales information of the product by selecting the "most recent display number" from the "display item" key 502a and displaying the production and sales list screen 5, and the latest. It is possible to confirm the excess or deficiency of products at the designated time (15:00), and to review the plans for manufacturing and delivering products after 15:00.
In addition, the user can confirm the production and the planned number of products to be put out on the business day based on the sales plan by confirming the item of "additional production quantity".

On the other hand, on the production / sales list screen 5, when the user selects "display number (all time designation)" from the "display item" key 502a, the pricer control means 201 is set to the "production / sales list display" column 510. In addition, "Product number", "Product name", "10 o'clock display number: excess / deficiency", "10 o'clock display number: planned number", "15:00 display number: excess / deficiency", "15" shown in FIG. The items of "number of displayed hours: planned number", "number of displayed at 17:00: excess / deficiency", and "number of displayed at 17:00: planned number" are displayed.
Note that FIG. 6B shows the information displayed in the “production / sales list display” column 510 as of 15:00.

The pricer control means 201 indicates a designated time 1 (10 o'clock) scheduled display number (E1) preset by the user in the "10 o'clock display number: scheduled number" column, and "10 o'clock display number: excess / deficiency". In the column of ", the excess / deficiency number (F1) (= display quantity (C1) -planned display quantity" obtained by dividing the display quantity (C1) at 10 o'clock from the scheduled display quantity (E1) at the specified time 1 (10 o'clock). (E1)) is displayed.

Further, the pricer control means 201 indicates a designated time 3 (17:00) scheduled display number (E3) preset by the user in "17:00 display number: scheduled number", and "15:00 display number: excess / deficiency". , The excess / deficiency number (F3) (= display quantity (C3) -planned display quantity (E3)) obtained by dividing the planned display quantity (E3) at the designated time 3 (17:00) from the display quantity (C3) at 15:00. ) Is displayed.
In the example shown in FIG. 5B, the number of excess / deficiency (F3) is not displayed because the "number of displays at 17:00: excess / deficiency" has not been determined at 15:00.

In this way, the user selects "display number (all time designation)" from the "display item" key 502a to display the production / sales list screen 5, so that the user can display the product in all time zones of the business day. It is possible to grasp production and sales information, and to review plans for subsequent product production and product release.

(Manufacturing work instruction function)
Depending on the business day, depending on the weather and the presence or absence of events on that day, the planned production quantity may be clearly insufficient, or conversely, it may be clearly excessive. In the pricer 2 of the present embodiment, even in such a case, the number of additional manufacturing instructions for the product can be modified at the discretion of the user.
The manufacturing work instruction function that can correct the additional production quantity of the product will be described below.

Specifically, when the user operates the "manufacturing work instruction" key 504a on the production / sales list screen 5, the pricer control means 201 adds the "production / sales list display" column 510 to the "addition" shown in FIG. Switch to a state where "production quantity" can be edited.

The user selects a product in the switched "production / sales list display" field 510, and inputs an arbitrary number in the "additional production quantity" field 510a for the selected product, thereby producing the product thereafter on the business day. You can modify the additional production quantity to be made.

For example, for "Kuroge Wagyu beef loin sushi" and "Kuroge Wagyu peach shabu-shabu" where "15:00 display number: excess / deficiency" indicates "-15", after correcting the additional production number, the user "ends registration". By operating the key 504b, the pricer control means 201 displays the pop screen 550 as shown in FIG. On the pop screen 550, when the user operates the "save" key 550a, the pricer control means 201 additionally registers the modified additional production number in the manufacturing work instruction reservation file.

The manufacturing work instruction reservation file is a file that records the additional production number for giving the manufacturing instruction, and is the additional production number (I) based on the data such as the planned production number (D) and the production quantity (A) of the product. ) Is recorded. Then, by additionally registering the additional production quantity by the user as described above, an appropriate addition is made to the product whose sales performance on the day is significantly different from the sales forecast or the product for which the planned production quantity (D) is not set. You can instruct the number of production.

As described above, in the pricer 2 of the present embodiment, the display means 222 is utilized by utilizing the information (production quantity) acquired by the pricer 2 and the sales record data (sales quantity) acquired from the POS terminal 11. Since various production and sales information of the product is displayed on the screen, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the production of the product in the back room and the work of putting out the product on the display shelf.

(Alert function)
The pricer 2 of the present embodiment is provided with an alert function for prompting the production, delivery, etc. of each product according to the production / sales status of the above products, and can further improve the efficiency of the back room work.
The pricer 2 of the present embodiment has three types of alert functions: a product replenishment alert function, a designated time alert function, and a production number prediction function.
The alert function of the pricer 2 of the present embodiment will be described in detail below.

The alert function of the pricer 2 of the present embodiment can be set by the user using the "production / sales alert setting" screen 7, and an appropriate alert function is set for each product from the above three types of alert functions. can do. It is also possible to set multiple alert functions for one product.

First, the pricer control means 201 is set by operating the "product sales alert" key 6a or the like on the product registration screen 6 (FIG. 9) in which the user registers the settings of each product of the pricer 2. The display means 222 displays the "production / sales alert setting" screen 7 for the product that has been set and registered on the product registration screen 6. 10 and 11 show an example of the “production / sales alert setting” screen 7.

The "production / sales alert setting" screen 7 of the pricer 2 of the present embodiment includes a "product replenishment alert setting" column 701, a "designated time alert setting" column 702, and a "production forecast setting" column 703. ..
In the "production / sales alert setting" screen 7 shown in FIG. 10, the setting fields of all three types of alert functions are not set, and the setting of each alert function is invalid. On the other hand, in the "production / sales alert setting" screen 7 shown in FIG. 11, all three types of alert functions are set in the setting fields, and all the alert functions are enabled.

(Product replenishment alert)
First, the product replenishment alert function will be described.
The product replenishment alert is a function for notifying that a product needs to be replenished every time the sales quantity of a certain product exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the user inputs an arbitrary numerical value in the "product replenishment alert number" column 701a of the "product replenishment alert setting" column 701, the pricer control means 201 can be used as a reference for the product replenishment alert. Set the number of product replenishment alerts (J) to enable the product replenishment alert function.
Further, when the user inputs an arbitrary numerical value in the "planned production quantity" column 701b of the "product replenishment alert setting" column 701, the pricer control means 201 uses the planned daily production quantity (D) of the corresponding product. ) Is set.

Then, in the pricer control means 201, for example, every time the sales quantity acquisition means 203 acquires the sales quantity of the product from the POS terminal 11, the production quantity acquisition means 202 acquires the product for which the product replenishment alert function is effective. Based on the produced production quantity (A), the sales quantity (B) acquired by the sales quantity acquisition means 203, and the set product replenishment alert number (J), it is determined whether or not to notify the product replenishment alert. ing. ..
Hereinafter, the product replenishment alert function will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the pricer control means 201 confirms whether or not the sales quantity acquisition means 203 has acquired the sales quantity (B) data from the POS terminal 11 at predetermined time intervals (s101).
If the sales quantity acquisition means 203 has not acquired the data of the sales quantity (B), the process is terminated and the next predetermined time is waited for.

In the pricer control means 201, when the sales quantity acquisition means 203 acquires the data of the current sales quantity (Bn), the sales quantity when the previous product replenishment alert is notified from the acquired current sales quantity (Bn). The sales volume (Bk = Bn-Bm) since the previous product replenishment alert is calculated by subtracting the sales volume (Bm) acquired by the acquisition means 203 (s102). In addition, the production quantity acquisition means 202 acquires the production quantity (An) at the present time.

Next, the pricer control means 201 compares the sales quantity (Bk) after the previous product replenishment alert with the number of product replenishment alerts (J) set by the user, and after the previous product replenishment alert. It is determined whether or not the sales quantity (Bk) is equal to or greater than the product replenishment alert number (J) (s103).

The pricer control means 201 ends the process without notifying the product replenishment alert for the product whose sales quantity (Bk) after the product replenishment alert is less than the product replenishment alert number (J).
On the other hand, for products whose sales volume (Bk) after the product replenishment alert is equal to or greater than the number of product replenishment alerts (J), the mode shifts to the mode for notifying the product replenishment alert.

In the mode for notifying the product replenishment alert, in the pricer control means 201, the daily planned production quantity (D) of the corresponding product is set in the "planned production quantity" column 601b of the "product replenishment alert setting" column 601 by the user. Check if it is done (s104).

When it is confirmed in s104 that the planned production quantity (D) is set, the pricer control means 201 notifies the replenishment alert 1 (s105) and ends the process.

Here, an example of the supplementary alert 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The replenishment alert 1 is performed by displaying a pop-up display 801 prompting the user to make additional products. The pop-up display 801 has a comment part 801a instructing additional production including the number of additional production such as "The following products have decreased. Please perform additional production of 20 packs." And the "production instruction" key 801b. It also has a sales status display unit 801c that displays the sales performance status of products such as cumulative sales volume and final sales time, a "list" key 801d, a "confirmation" key 801e, and a "product number call" key 801f. ing.

When the user operates the "production instruction unit" key 801b, the pricer control means 201 prints a bar code or the like recording the part number of the product for which the replenishment alert 1 is notified and the contents such as the number of additional production pieces on the label. do.
The user can read the barcode of the printed label by an input means such as a scanner such as another pricer, so that the information such as the product requiring replenishment and the additional production quantity can be handed over to another device. Can be done.

Note that the transfer of product sales information to another device is not limited to printing a label on which a barcode is printed, and can be performed by outputting to a medium that can be input by another device.
That is, the pricer 2 of the present embodiment may be provided with some output means for outputting the production / sales information in order to allow another pricer or the like to take over the production / sales information.

When the user operates the "list" key 801d, the pricer control means 201 displays the production / sales list screen 5 shown in FIG. 5 on the display means 222. Although only limited production information such as sales quantity is displayed on the pop-up display 801 of the replenishment alert 1, the display of the display means 222 can be switched to the production sales list screen 5 by a simple operation such as the operation of the "list" key 801d. The user can confirm the detailed production information of the product to which the replenishment alert 1 is notified.

When the user operates the "confirmation" key 801e, the pricer control means 201 ends the pop-up display 801 and returns to the display before the replenishment alert 1 is notified. In the case of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 14, the pricing operation screen 4 of the product number 00201 and the product name “domestic pork cut off” is displayed.

When the user operates the "product number call" key 801f, the pricer control means 201 ends the pop-up display 801 and shifts to the price setting operation screen 4 for the product to which the replenishment alert 1 is notified. In the case of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 14, the pricing operation screen 4 of the product number 00101 and the product name “Japanese black beef loin sushi” is displayed.
As a result, the user can easily confirm detailed information about the product for which the replenishment alert 1 has been notified.
The pop-up display 801 which is an example of the supplementary alert 1 shown in FIG. 14 has been described above.

Returning to the flowchart, for the product in which it is confirmed in s104 that the planned production quantity (D) has not been set by the user, the pricer control means 201 uses the current product display number (Cn = An). -Bn) is determined whether or not the number of product replenishment alerts (J) is less than (s106).

If it is determined that the number of displayed products (Cn) is less than the number of product replenishment alerts (J), the product is not sufficiently displayed and the user is urged to make additional products. The replenishment alert 2 is notified (s107), and the process ends.

On the other hand, for products for which the number of displayed products (Cn) is determined to be equal to or greater than the number of product replenishment alerts (J), although the products have been sold, sufficient products are still displayed, so a certain number of products have been sold. The supplementary alert 3 for notifying that is notified (s108), and the process is terminated.

Here, an example of the supplementary alert 2 and the supplementary alert 3 is shown in FIGS. 15 and 16.
The replenishment alert 2 shown in FIG. 15 is performed by displaying a pop-up display 802 prompting the user to replenish the product. The pop-up display 802 includes a comment unit 802a for instructing additional production such as "The following products have decreased. Please perform additional production.", A "production instruction" key 802b, and a sales status display unit 802c. It has a "list" key 802d, a "confirmation" key 802e, a "product number call" key 802f, and the like.

Further, the replenishment alert 3 shown in FIG. 16 is performed by displaying a pop-up display 803 indicating the sales quantity of the product to the user. The pop-up display 803 includes a comment unit 803a for displaying a message such as "The following products have been sold", a sales status display unit 803c, a "list" key 803d, a "confirmation" key 803e, and a "product number". It has a "call" key 803f and the like.
Since the functions of the pop-up display keys and the like shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 are the same as those of the pop-up display 801 shown in FIG. 14, the description thereof will be omitted.

The supplementary alert 1 to the supplementary alert 3 are not limited to the pop-up display. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, the pop-up display 802 may be movable for each product, and the "previous" key 802g and the "next" key 802h may be arranged on the pop-up display 802. The user can switch and confirm the product to which the replenishment alert is notified by operating the "previous" key 802g and the "next" key 802h of the pop-up display 802.

Further, as shown in FIG. 18, a slide bar 802i is provided in the sales status display unit 802c of the pop-up display 802 so that the information of the product subject to the replenishment alert can be continuously scrolled and displayed. You may.
Further, regarding the pop-up display for instructing additional production as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the user may be alerted by changing the background color of the display or the like.

Then, the pop-up display 801 to the pop-up display 803 is not displayed when the user is performing pricing work or the like, and is displayed when the screen operation is not performed for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds). It is preferable to give priority to the operation during the work and display it when the work is completed.

In addition, if the notification condition of the next product replenishment alert is satisfied without the user confirming the pop-up display, the previous product replenishment alert is reset once to clear the pop-up display, and the next product replenishment alert is satisfied. You may want to be alerted. At this time, the pop-up display of the next product replenishment alert may be notified by including the content of the previous product replenishment alert.

(Specified time alert)
Next, the specified time alert function will be described.
The designated time alert function is a function for notifying the excess or deficiency of the planned display number preset for each product at an arbitrary designated time specified by the user.

The pricer control means by the user by inputting an arbitrary numerical value in the "designated time 1 display number" column 702a to the "designated time 3 display number" column 702c of the "designated time alert setting" column 702 shown in FIG. 201 sets the designated time 1 scheduled display number (E1) or the designated time 3 scheduled display number (E3) to be displayed at the designated time 1 to the designated time 3.
It is also possible to enter a numerical value in a part of the "designated time 1 number of displays" column 702a to the "designated time 3 number of displays" column 702c, and it is not necessary to set all the scheduled number of displays at the designated time. ..

Then, the pricer control means 201 exceeds the designated time for the product for which the designated time display scheduled number (E) is set when the time exceeds any of the designated time 1 and the designated time 3. "Production / sales list screen" 5 including the designated time n planned display number (En) for n and the excess / deficiency number (Fn) (= display number (Cn) -display scheduled number (En)) of products at the designated time n Is automatically displayed.
Hereinafter, the designated time alert function will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the pricer control means 201 determines whether or not the current time (T) exceeds the designated time 3 (t3) (s201). When it is determined that the time (T) does not exceed the designated time 3 (t3), the pricer control means 201 determines whether or not the time (T) exceeds the designated time 2 (t2) (s202). ). When it is determined that the time (T) does not exceed the designated time 2 (t2), the pricer control means 201 determines whether or not the time (T) exceeds the designated time 1 (t1) (s203). ).

If it is determined in s203 that the time (T) does not exceed the designated time 1 (t1), the process ends.
On the other hand, when it is determined in s203 that the time (T) exceeds the designated time 1 (t1), the pricer control means 201 determines whether or not the designated time 1 scheduled display number (E1) is set. To judge (s204).

If it is determined in s204 that the specified time 1 scheduled display number (E1) is not set, the process is terminated, and if it is determined that the specified time 1 scheduled display number (E1) is set, the pricer The control means 201 determines whether or not "1" is assigned to the time 1 flag (f1) (s205).
The time n flag (fn) is a flag indicating whether or not the specified time alert at the specified time n has already been made, and when "1" is assigned to the time n flag (fn), the time n flag (fn) is assigned. It means that the specified time alert at the specified time n has already been made.

When it is determined that "1" is assigned to the time 1 flag (f1), the designated time alert at the designated time 1 has already been notified, so the process ends.
On the other hand, when it is determined that "1" is not assigned to the time 1 flag (f1), the production quantity acquisition means 202 acquires the data of the production quantity (A1) at the designated time 1 (t1). At the same time, the sales quantity acquisition means 203 acquires the data of the sales quantity (B1) from the POS terminal 11 and stores it in the storage means (s206).

Next, the pricer control means 201 calculates the number of displays (C1 = A1-B1) and the excess / deficient number (F1 = C1-E1) at the designated time 1 (t1) and stores them in the storage means (s207). ..
Then, the pricer control means 201 reads out the excess / deficient number (F1), the planned number (E1), the planned number (E2), and the planned number (E3) from the storage means, and creates the production / sales list screen 5. (S208), substitute "1" for the time 1 flag (f1) (s209), and end the process.

Returning, if it is determined in S202 that the time (T) has exceeded the designated time 2 (t2), the pricer control means 201 has set the designated time 2 scheduled display number (E2). Judge whether (s214).

If it is determined in S214 that the specified time 2 scheduled display number (E2) is not set, the process ends, and if it is determined that the specified time 2 scheduled display number (E2) is set, the pricer The control means 201 determines whether or not "1" is assigned to the time 2 flag (f2) (s215).

When it is determined that "1" is assigned to the time 2 flag (f2), the designated time alert at the designated time 2 has already been notified, so the process ends.
On the other hand, when it is determined that "1" is not assigned to the time 1 flag (f2), the production quantity acquisition means 202 acquires the data of the production quantity (A2) at the designated time 2 (t2). At the same time, the sales quantity acquisition means 203 acquires the data of the sales quantity (B2) from the POS terminal 11 and stores it in the storage means (s216).

Next, the pricer control means 201 calculates the number of displays (C2 = A2-B2) and the excess / deficient number (F2 = C2-E2) at the designated time 2 (t2) and stores them in the storage means (s217). ..
Then, the pricer control means 201 reads out the excess / deficient number (F1), the planned number (E1), the excess / deficient number (F2), the planned number (E2), and the planned number (E3) from the storage means, and produces the product. The sales list screen 5 is created and displayed (s218), "1" is assigned to the time 2 flag (f2) (s219), and the process ends.

Returning, if it is determined in S201 that the time (T) exceeds the designated time 3 (t3), the pricer control means 201 has set the designated time 3 display schedule number (E3). Judge whether (s224).

If it is determined in s224 that the specified time 3 scheduled display number (E3) is not set, the process ends, and if it is determined that the specified time 3 scheduled display number (E3) is set, the pricer The control means 201 determines whether or not "1" is assigned to the time 3 flag (f3) (s225).

When it is determined that "1" is assigned to the time 3 flag (f3), the designated time alert at the designated time 3 has already been notified, so the process ends.
On the other hand, when it is determined that "1" is not assigned to the time 1 flag (f3), the production quantity acquisition means 202 acquires the data of the production quantity (A3) at the designated time 3 (t3). At the same time, the sales quantity acquisition means 203 acquires the data of the sales quantity (B3) from the POS terminal 11 and stores it in the storage means (s226).

Next, the pricer control means 201 calculates the number of displays (C3 = A3-B3) and the excess / deficient number (F3 = C3-E3) at the designated time 3 (t3) and stores them in the storage means (s227). ..
Then, the pricer control means 201 has an excess / deficient number (F1), a planned number (E1), an excess / deficient number (F2), a planned number (E2), an excess / deficient number (F3), and a planned number (E3) from the storage means. ) Is read, the production / sales list screen 5 is created and displayed (s228), "1" is assigned to the time 3 flag (f3) (s229), and the process is terminated.

As described above, the pricer control means 201 of the present embodiment has a designated time display scheduled number (E) when the designated time 1 to the designated time 3 are exceeded for the product for which the designated time alert function is set. And, the "production / sales list screen" 5 including the excess / deficiency number (F) (= actual display number (C) -scheduled display number (E)) at the designated time is automatically displayed.

FIG. 18 shows an example of displaying a designated time alert. This display example shows the notification status of the designated time alert at the designated time 3 (17:00), and at the designated time 3 (17:00), the Kuroge Wagyu beef loin sushi (product number: 00101) is designated. It is displayed that the scheduled number of displays (E3) at time 3 is "20" and the excess or deficiency is "-5".

In addition, it is displayed that the number of scheduled displays (E3) at the designated time 3 is "10" and the excess or deficiency is "+8" for "Kuroge Wagyu beef shoulder loin rinsing (product number: 000102)".
The user who saw this display example displayed "Kuroge Wagyu Beef Roast Rinse" on the display shelf of the store, which is 5 less than the planned number of items to be displayed. It can be seen that the number of items displayed is eight more than the planned number of items displayed.
With these displays, the user can review the production and delivery processing of products after the designated time (17:00).

The automatic display of the "production and sales list screen" 5 by the specified time alert function is not displayed when the user is pricing the product, and the screen can be operated for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds). It is preferable to prioritize the operation during the work of the user by displaying it when the work is not performed, and to display the alert when the work is completed.
The designated time of the alert display of the above-mentioned designated time alert can be appropriately set by the alert setting screen described later.

When notifying by product replenishment alert or specified time alert, for example, when many products whose notification time is close to the expiration date or expiration date are displayed, a pop-up display prompting the product to be affixed with a discount sticker is displayed. A message such as "Please check the expiration date of the sales floor" may be displayed.

(Production quantity forecast)
The production quantity prediction function predicts the number of sales per day on the day based on the past sales performance and the sales performance on the current day, and based on the value, the quantity to be additionally produced after the relevant time is calculated. It is a function to notify.

The method of forecasting the number of production is not particularly limited, but a short-term forecast such as forecasting the number of production based on the sales performance of each business hour of each day in the past few weeks. You may predict the number of production by.
In addition, even if we analyze changes in the number of products sold each season over the past few years, and changes in the number of products sold due to the weather and temperature on the business day, we can predict the number of production based on the analysis results. good.
It is also possible to analyze the increase or decrease in the number of sales for each product due to an event such as Christmas or Setsubun, and to predict the production number for a special product based on the analysis result.

When the user sets "Yes" in the "Production forecast setting" column 803 shown in FIG. 10, the pricer control means 201 predicts the number of pieces to be sold on the day and additionally produces the number of pieces on the day. It is calculated and displayed in the "additional production quantity (15:00 forecast)" column of the production / sales list screen 5 as shown in FIG. At this time, the pricer control means 201 functions as a production number prediction means.

In the pricer 2 of the present embodiment, the additional production number is predicted according to the sales situation on the business day by the alert function of the production number prediction, and is displayed as the additional production number, so that the user can see the sales on the day. It is possible to produce and sell products according to the situation.

As described above, the pricer 2 of the present embodiment provides a product replenishment alert (first notification) to notify when the production / sales information of the product meets a predetermined condition, and the production / sales information of the product at designated time intervals. Since it has multiple alert functions such as a designated time alert (second notification) to notify and a production quantity prediction (third notification) to predict and notify the required production number from the sales status on the business day, the user can use the product. An alert function suitable for each product can be set for each product, and work efficiency in the backyard can be improved.

Here, FIG. 20 shows an example of the alert setting screen 9 for setting the basic information of the alert function.
The alert setting screen 9 has a "production quantity forecast" column 901, a "product replenishment alert display" column 902, a "designated time 1" column 903, a "production quantity forecast at a designated time 1" column 904, and a "designated time 2" column 905. , "Production number prediction at designated time 2" column 906, "Designated time 3" column 907, "Production number prediction at designated time 3" column 908, "Confirm" button 99, and the like are provided.

When the user inputs a numerical value or the like in each field of the alert setting screen 9, the pricer control means 201 functions as a notification method setting means, and an alert function is set for each product or each product attribute (department). do.

The "production number prediction" column 901 sets whether or not to perform the production number prediction, which is the third notification. When the user inputs "Yes" in the "Production quantity prediction" column 901, the pricer control means 201 (third notification means) calculates the additional production quantity (15:00 forecast) (G). , Displayed on the production / sales list screen 5.

In the "product replenishment alert display" column 902, the target product for exerting the product replenishment alert function is set by the pricer control means 201 (first notification means).
In the pricer 2 of the present embodiment, the options of "None", "Yes (only products with few remaining)" and "Yes (all products)" are prepared in the "Product replenishment alert display" column 902. , One of them is set.

By selecting "Yes (only products with few remaining items)" in the "Product replenishment alert display" column 902, the pricer control means 201 (first notification means) can be used for products with a small number of displays in the product replenishment alert function. Only the product is notified by pop-up display.
Further, by selecting "Yes (all products)" in the "Product replenishment alert display" column 902, the pricer control means 201 (first notification means) has a sufficient number of displays in the product replenishment alert function. Notify by pop-up display for all products including products existing in.

"Designated time 1" column 903, "designated time 2" column 905 "designated time 3" column 907 and "designated time 1 production quantity forecast" column 904, "designated time 3 production quantity forecast" column 906, "designated time" By inputting to the "3 production quantity prediction" column 908, the pricer control means 201 (second notification means) sets the presence / absence of notification by the designated time alert function.

Specifically, the time of the alert in the designated time alert can be set by the "designated time 1" column 903 and the "designated time 2" column 905 "designated time 3" column 907. In addition, whether or not to display an alert at each designated time by the "production quantity prediction at designated time 1" column 904, the "production quantity forecast at designated time 3" column 906, and the "production quantity forecast at designated time 3" column 908. Can be set.

In the example shown in FIG. 20, the designated time alert is not displayed at the designated time 1 (10:00), but the designated time alert is performed at the designated time 2 (15:00) and the designated time 3 (17:00). Is set.

As described above, the pricer 2 of the present embodiment is provided with a plurality of alert functions having different alert conditions, and an appropriate alert function can be set for each product. Therefore, it is appropriate according to the character of the product. Notifications can be set, and unnecessary notifications can be omitted, so that necessary and sufficient notifications can be given to the user.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment.
For example, in the above embodiment, the sales quantity acquisition means 203 acquires the sales quantity from the POS system 1, but the actual sales floor (display place) of the product input by the user using the portable mobile terminal 3. It may be configured to acquire the number of displays.
Further, the production / sales information may be notified by the notification means to another production / sales information notification device (price device) connected to the production / sales information notification device (price device). The pricer control means 201 may function as an output means for outputting the production / sales information to another production / sales information notification device (price device).

1: POS system 11: POS terminal 12: Storage means 2: Pricer 201: Pricer control means 202: Production number acquisition means 203: Sales number acquisition means 204: Display real number acquisition means 211: Production number storage means 212: Scheduled production number storage means 213: Predetermined time 1 display number storage means 214: Predetermined time 2 display number storage means 215: Predetermined time 3 display number storage means 221: Input means 222: Display means 223: Printing means 3: Mobile terminal 4: Price setting operation screen 5: Production sales list screen 6: Product registration screen 7: Production sales alert setting screen

Claims (8)

A production quantity acquisition method that acquires the quantity of priced products as the production quantity of the day, and
A sales quantity acquisition means for confirming whether or not the product has been sold at predetermined time intervals and acquiring the sales quantity of the product when the product is sold .
A production / sales information calculation means that calculates production / sales information of the product based on the production quantity and the sales quantity when the sales quantity acquisition means acquires the sales quantity of the product.
A pricing device having a notification means for notifying the production and sales information.
The notifying means is a pricing device for notifying at least the production / sales information of a product priced by the pricing device. The production quantity acquisition means acquires the number of products priced by the pricing device and other pricing devices as the production quantity of the day.
The pricing device according to claim 1, wherein the notification means notifies the production / sales information of a product priced by the pricing device and the other pricing device. The pricing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the production / sales information notified by the notification means includes at least an additional production quantity. The pricing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the production / sales information notified by the notification means includes the production quantity and the sales quantity. The pricing device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the notification means notifies the other pricing device of the production / sales information. A production quantity acquisition method that acquires the quantity of priced products as the production quantity of the day, and
A sales quantity acquisition means for confirming whether or not the product has been sold at predetermined time intervals and acquiring the sales quantity of the product when the product is sold .
A production / sales information calculation means that calculates production / sales information of the product based on the production quantity and the sales quantity when the sales quantity acquisition means acquires the sales quantity of the product.
A pricing device having a notification means for notifying the production and sales information.
The notifying means includes a first notifying means for notifying the production and sales information when the production and sales information satisfies a predetermined condition, and a second notifying means for notifying the production and sales information at a designated time. death,
The first notification means and the second notification means are pricing devices that display the production / sales information of only the products priced in the pricing device on the display means. A production / sales information notification system including the pricing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
Further, a production / sales information notification system including a registered sales device that registers and setstles the products purchased by the customer and outputs the sales quantity of the products on the day. A program that controls the pricing device
On the computer
The procedure for acquiring the quantity of priced products as the production quantity of the day, and
A procedure for confirming whether or not the product has been sold at predetermined time intervals and acquiring the sales quantity of the product when the product is sold .
A procedure for calculating production / sales information of the product based on the production quantity and the sales quantity when the sales quantity acquisition means acquires the sales quantity of the product.
A program for executing at least a procedure for notifying the production and sales information of a priced product in the pricing device.

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