JP7502139B2 - Delivery management device, delivery management method, and delivery management program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a delivery management device, a delivery management method, and a delivery management program.

When shipping ordered products, it may be necessary to change the delivery company and delivery route (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "delivery information") taking into account the shipping volume for that day, etc.

Patent Document 1 discloses an operation in which, because traffic congestion on the delivery route is expected to delay the arrival of a delivery vehicle at facility X, the delivery route is changed so that the vehicle stops at facility Y and then facility X (see paragraph [0072]). Patent Document 1 also discloses an operation in which, in a graphic display, the delivery route according to the original delivery plan is shown by a dashed line, and this dashed route also shows the delivery route when there is no change from the original delivery plan, while the delivery route changed from the original delivery plan is shown by a solid line, and when the scheduled return time to the depot is earlier when there is a route change than when there is no route change, the delivery company's manager selects there is a route change and operates the decision button, thereby updating the delivery plan registered in the management database (see paragraphs [0075] and [0077], etc.).

JP 2019-215643 A

However, with the technology described in Patent Document 1, when changing delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) due to transportation problems, weather or natural disasters, or to improve delivery efficiency, it is necessary to change each order slip (details). Therefore, there is an issue that changing delivery information takes a lot of time and there is a risk of shipping delays.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a delivery management device, a delivery management method, and a delivery management program that can shorten the time required to change delivery information and reduce the risk of shipping delays.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the delivery management device according to the present invention is a delivery management device having a control unit, and is capable of accessing order information that associates information regarding product orders with information regarding delivery, and the control unit is characterized by comprising: a display control means for causing a display unit to display a screen that is a delivery information change screen for changing the delivery information, which is information regarding delivery, and includes an extraction condition setting area for setting extraction conditions in a predetermined extraction unit, a display area in which information extracted from the order information is selectable, and a delivery information change setting area for setting the changed delivery information; an extraction means for extracting information that satisfies the extraction conditions in the extraction unit set in the extraction condition setting area from the order information; and a change means for collectively changing the delivery information of the information in the selected state among the pieces of information in the extraction unit displayed in the display area extracted by the extraction means to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area.

The delivery management device according to the present invention is capable of accessing a delivery route group master that associates two or more replaceable delivery information with a delivery group, and the control unit further includes an alternative determination means that refers to the delivery route group master and determines whether the delivery information of the information in the selected state is the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area, and the change means is characterized in that, when it is determined by at least the alternative determination means that the delivery information of the information in the selected state is the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area, it collectively changes the delivery information of the information in the selected state to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area.

The delivery management device according to the present invention is characterized in that the alternative determination means further determines whether the selected total weight, which is the sum of the weights of the products corresponding to the information in the selected state, is equal to or less than the maximum load weight corresponding to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area, and the change means changes the delivery information of the information in the selected state to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area all at once when the alternative determination means determines that the delivery information of the information in the selected state belongs to the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area and determines that the selected total weight is equal to or less than the maximum load weight.

The delivery management device according to the present invention is also characterized in that the display control means causes the selected total weight to be displayed on the delivery information change screen.

The delivery management device according to the present invention is further characterized in that the delivery route group master associates two or more interchangeable delivery information, a delivery time zone, and a delivery group, and the control unit further includes a weight list display control means that references the order information and the delivery route group master, extracts a corresponding delivery group defined in the delivery route group master for each combination of delivery information and delivery time zone of the order information, extracts a maximum load weight corresponding to the delivery information of the order information, and causes the display unit to display a list of information including at least the delivery group, delivery information, delivery time zone, and maximum load weight as a load weight list for each delivery group.

The delivery management device according to the present invention is also characterized in that the delivery information includes a delivery company and a delivery route.

The delivery management device according to the present invention is also characterized in that, if the delivery information for the information in the selected state has not been set, the change means collectively sets the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area as the delivery information for the information in the selected state.

The delivery management device according to the present invention is also characterized in that the extraction unit in the extraction condition setting area can be set to at least one of a delivery route unit, a delivery destination unit, or a record unit of the order information.

The delivery management method according to the present invention is a delivery management method executed by a delivery management device having a control unit, the control unit being capable of accessing order information that associates information regarding product orders with information regarding delivery, and the delivery information change screen executed by the control unit for changing delivery information, which is information regarding delivery, includes a display control step of displaying on the display unit a screen including an extraction condition setting area for setting extraction conditions in a predetermined extraction unit, a display area in which information extracted from the order information is selectably displayed, and a delivery information change setting area for setting the changed delivery information, an extraction step of extracting information that satisfies the extraction conditions in the extraction unit set in the extraction condition setting area from the order information, and a change step of collectively changing the delivery information of the information in the selected state among the pieces of information in the extraction unit displayed in the display area extracted in the extraction step, to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area.

The delivery management program according to the present invention is a delivery management program to be executed by a delivery management device having a control unit, the control unit being capable of accessing order information that associates information regarding product orders with information regarding delivery, and the control unit being characterized by executing a display control step of causing a display unit to display a screen that is a delivery information change screen for changing delivery information, which is information regarding delivery, including an extraction condition setting area for setting extraction conditions in a predetermined extraction unit, a display area in which information extracted from the order information is selectably displayed, and a delivery information change setting area for setting the changed delivery information, an extraction step of extracting information that satisfies the extraction conditions in the extraction unit set in the extraction condition setting area from the order information, and a change step of collectively changing the delivery information of the information in the selected state among the pieces of information in the extraction unit displayed in the display area extracted in the extraction step, to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area.

The present invention can shorten the time it takes to change delivery information and reduce the risk of shipping delays.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a delivery management device. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of order information. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the delivery information master. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the delivery route group master. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the delivery information change screen. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a list of loading weights for each delivery group. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of changing delivery information collectively. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the delivery information change screen when the extraction unit is the delivery route unit. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the delivery information change screen when the extraction unit is set to the delivery destination unit. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by the delivery management device.

Below, an embodiment of a delivery management device, a delivery management method, and a delivery management program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment.

[1. Overview]
When an ordered product is shipped, it is necessary to change the delivery information, which is the delivery company and delivery route, taking into account the shipping volume for that day. Delivery information may also be changed due to transportation troubles, the effects of weather or natural disasters, or to improve delivery efficiency. In addition, when trading with spot trading partners, who are trading partners whose delivery company and delivery route have not been determined at the time of ordering, it is necessary to change the delivery information (set new settings) when the product is shipped.

When changing the delivery information in the order information in the above-mentioned situation, for example, one of the following two patterns will be required.

Pattern (1): The order information is corrected for each slip, then a waybill is issued and shipping is carried out.
Pattern (2): Normally, the order information would be corrected using pattern (1), but instead, pattern (1) is abandoned and the shipping information is changed on the spot to streamline the shipping process among shipping workers, and the shipping invoice is handwritten just before shipping.

In the case of pattern (1), it takes time to correct each slip, and there is a risk of shipping delays. In the case of pattern (2), handwritten corrections can lead to mistakes in the destination, creating a risk of shipping delays and also reducing the accuracy of the packing work. In either case, the shipping work becomes very complicated.

In this embodiment, information relating to orders and deliveries that satisfy the extraction conditions in a specified extraction unit is extracted from the order information, and the delivery information of selected pieces of extracted information is changed to the desired delivery information all at once. This shortens the time it takes to change the delivery information, and reduces the risk of shipping delays. It also eliminates the need to make handwritten corrections to waybills, making it possible to accurately deliver products to their destinations. The specific configuration and operation are described below.

2. Configuration
Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a delivery management device. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of order information. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of delivery information master. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of delivery route group master. The configuration of the delivery management device 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 4.

The delivery management device 100 is, for example, a desktop personal computer or a workstation. Note that the delivery management device 100 is not limited to a stationary information processing device such as a desktop personal computer or a workstation, but may also be a portable information processing device such as a notebook personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a smartphone, or a tablet personal computer.

As shown in FIG. 1, the delivery management device 100 includes a control unit 102, a communication interface unit 104, a memory unit 106, and an input/output interface unit 108.

The communication interface unit 104 communicatively connects the delivery management device 100 to the network 300 via a communication device such as a router and a wired or wireless communication line such as a dedicated line. The communication interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with other devices via a communication line. Here, the network 300 has a function of connecting the delivery management device 100 and the server 200 so that they can communicate with each other, and is, for example, the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), or a dedicated line.

The input/output interface unit 108 is an interface for connecting input/output devices such as a mouse or a keyboard, and a display. An input device 112 and an output device 114 are connected to the input/output interface unit 108. The input device 112 is a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, or a monitor that cooperates with a mouse to realize a pointing device function. The output device 114 is a display (including a home television), a speaker, a printer, etc.

The memory unit 106 is a storage device that stores various databases, tables, files, etc. The memory unit 106 records computer programs that work with the OS (operating system) to give instructions to the CPU (central processing unit) to perform various processes. As the memory unit 106, for example, a memory device such as a RAM (random access memory) or a ROM (read only memory), a HDD (hard disk drive), an SSD (solid state drive), a flexible disk, an optical disk, etc. can be used.

The memory unit 106 stores order information 106a, which associates information about product orders with information about delivery, delivery information master 106b, which associates maximum load weights for each combination of delivery companies and delivery routes, and delivery route group master 106c, which associates specific delivery information with replaceable delivery information.

Order information 106a is information that associates information about product orders with information about delivery. For example, in the example of order information 106a shown in FIG. 2, the order number, order date, shipping date, delivery destination, shipping warehouse, line number, product, quantity, weight, delivery business, delivery route, and delivery time zone are each associated. For example, in a record identified by order number "J000001" and line number "2", the order date is "2020/05/11", the shipping date is "2020/05/13", the delivery destination is "XX store", the shipping warehouse is "East Japan warehouse", the product is "chicken", the quantity is "20 bags", the weight is "100 kg", the delivery company is "A Transport (East)", the delivery route is "Chuo Ward Route", and the delivery time zone is "AM". In this order information 106a, each time an order for a product is received, an order number is issued, a detail number is assigned to each item, and the values of each of the other fields are registered as appropriate.

The delivery information master 106b is master information that associates a maximum load weight with each combination of a delivery company and a delivery route. For example, in the example of the delivery information master 106b shown in FIG. 3, the delivery company, delivery route, and maximum load weight are each associated with each other and managed as master information. For example, the record identified by the delivery company "B Transport" and the delivery route "Minato Ward Route" indicates that the maximum load weight is "600 kg."

The delivery route group master 106c is master information that associates specific delivery information with replaceable delivery information. For example, in the example of the delivery route group master 106c shown in FIG. 4, the delivery group, delivery time zone, delivery route, delivery company, maximum load weight, alternative delivery route, alternative delivery company, and alternative maximum load weight are each associated. Here, an "alternative delivery company" refers to a delivery company that can be substituted for the "delivery company" of the same record. Also, an "alternative delivery route" refers to a delivery route adopted by an "alternative delivery company" that can be substituted for the "delivery company" of the same record. Also, an "alternative maximum load capacity" refers to the maximum load capacity of a transportation vehicle such as a truck used by the "alternative delivery company" that can be substituted for the "delivery company" of the same record. For example, in a record identified by delivery group "a," the delivery time zone is "AM," the delivery route is "Chuo-ku route," the delivery company is "A Transport (East)," the maximum load weight is "500 kg," the alternative delivery route is "Kita-ku route," the alternative delivery company is "Company Delivery C," and the alternative maximum load weight is "200 kg." Note that, although two sets of interchangeable delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) and maximum load weights are registered in the delivery route group master 106c shown in FIG. 4, this is not limited, and three or more sets of interchangeable delivery information and maximum load weights may be registered.

In addition, at least one of the order information 106a, the delivery information master 106b, and the delivery route group master 106c stored in the memory unit 106 of the delivery management device 100 may be stored in the server 200.

The control unit 102 is a CPU or the like that controls the delivery management device 100. The control unit 102 has an internal memory for storing control programs such as an OS, programs that define various processing procedures, and required data, and executes various information processing based on these stored programs. As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 102 has an extraction unit 102a, a total weight calculation unit 102b, a weight list display control unit 102c, an alternative determination unit 102d, a change unit 102e, and a display control unit 102f.

The extraction unit 102a is a processing unit that extracts information (records) that satisfy the specified extraction conditions from the order information 106a in the extraction unit specified by the user.

The total weight calculation unit 102b is a processing unit that calculates the sum of the weights of the information (records) extracted by the extraction unit 102a. The total weight calculation unit 102b also calculates the weight of the information selected by the user from the information (records) extracted by the extraction unit 102a.

The weight list display control unit 102c is a processing unit that displays the delivery group load weight list 400 shown in FIG. 6, which will be described later, on the output device 114. The delivery group load weight list 400 will be described later.

The substitution determination unit 102d is a process that refers to the delivery route group master 106c and determines whether the delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) included in the information (record) extracted by the extraction unit 102a can be substituted for the specified delivery information.

The change unit 102e is a processing unit that changes all the delivery information included in the information (records) extracted by the extraction unit 102a to delivery information that has been determined to be replaceable by the substitution determination unit 102d.

The display control unit 102f is a processing unit that controls the display of various screens and information on the output device 114.

The control unit 102 has the following functional concepts: (1) a display control unit 102f as display control means for displaying on the display unit a screen that is a delivery information change screen for changing delivery information, which is information related to delivery, and includes an extraction condition setting area for setting extraction conditions in a predetermined extraction unit, a display area in which information extracted from the order information is selectably displayed, and a delivery information change setting area for setting the changed delivery information; (2) an extraction unit 102a as extraction means for extracting information that satisfies the extraction conditions in the extraction unit set in the extraction condition setting area from the order information; and (3) a change unit for changing all at once the delivery information of the information in the selected state among the pieces of information in the extraction unit displayed in the display area extracted by the extraction unit to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area. (4) an alternative determination unit 102d as an alternative determination unit that refers to the delivery route group master and determines whether the delivery information of the information in the selected state is the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area; and (5) a weight list display control unit 102c as a weight list display control unit that refers to the order information and the delivery route group master, extracts the corresponding delivery group specified in the delivery route group master for each combination of the delivery information and delivery time zone of the order information, extracts the maximum load weight corresponding to the delivery information of the order information, and displays a list of information including at least the delivery group, delivery information, delivery time zone, and maximum load weight as a load weight list for each delivery group on the display unit. Among these, the alternative determination unit 102d and the weight list display control unit 102c are optional components and may or may not be included in the control unit 102. Details of the flow of the processing performed by each unit will be described in detail in [3. Specific example of processing] below.

Note that each processing unit of the control unit 102 shown in FIG. 1 is a conceptual representation of a function, and is not limited to this configuration. For example, the multiple processing units illustrated as independent processing units in the control unit 102 shown in FIG. 1 may be configured as a single processing unit. On the other hand, the function of a single processing unit in the control unit 102 shown in FIG. 1 may be divided into multiple units and configured as multiple processing units.

3. Specific examples of processing
The process performed by the delivery management device 100 according to this embodiment will be described in detail below.

(Operations and processing on the shipping information change screen)
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a delivery information change screen. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a list of loading weights for each delivery group. Fig. 7 is a diagram explaining the operation of changing delivery information collectively. The operation and processing on the delivery information change screen 1000 will be explained with reference to Figs. 5 to 7.

The delivery information change screen 1000 shown in FIG. 5 is a screen for changing the delivery information already set for the information (records) extracted from the order information 106a as satisfying the specified extraction conditions in the extraction unit specified by the user to the delivery information specified as replacement. The delivery information change screen 1000 is displayed on the output device 114 by the display control unit 102f. As shown in FIG. 5, the delivery information change screen 1000 has an extraction condition setting area 1001, an extracted order information list 1002, a total weight display area 1003, a delivery information change setting area 1004, a batch selection button 1011, a batch release button 1012, a search button 1013, a display button 1014, a register button 1015, and a close button 1016. Of these, the close button 1016 is a button for closing the delivery information change screen 1000.

The extraction condition setting area 1001 is an area for setting extraction units and various extraction conditions according to the user's operation of the input device 112. Specifically, in the extraction condition setting area 1001, it is possible to set any one of delivery route units, delivery destination units, and itemized units as the settable extraction units. The delivery route unit is an extraction unit for aggregating information extracted from the order information 106a by the extraction unit 102a for the same delivery route and displaying it in a list in the extracted order information list 1002. The delivery destination unit is an extraction unit for aggregating information extracted from the order information 106a by the extraction unit 102a for the same delivery destination and displaying it in a list in the extracted order information list 1002. The itemized unit is an extraction unit for displaying information (records) extracted from the order information 106a by the extraction unit 102a in a list in the extracted order information list 1002 as is, without aggregating, in the record unit. The extraction unit is not limited to the above-mentioned delivery route unit, delivery destination unit, and itemized unit, but may be, for example, a shipping warehouse unit for extracting and aggregating by shipping warehouse, or a shipping date unit for extracting and aggregating by shipping date, etc.

In addition, in the extraction condition setting area 1001, the shipping warehouse, customer, delivery destination, product characteristics, order date, shipping date, delivery company, delivery route, and delivery time zone can be set as extraction conditions for extracting information (records) from the order information 106a. Here, product characteristics refer to the delivery characteristics of products such as frozen deliveries, room temperature deliveries, and fragile items. Note that the extraction conditions are not limited to the above, and conditions regarding weight or maximum load weight, for example, can also be set.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, the extraction unit is set to "detailed unit", and the extraction conditions are set to a shipping warehouse of "SOUKO01 (East Japan Warehouse)" and a shipping date of "2020/5/13". In this state, when the user presses the search button 1013, the extraction unit 102a extracts information (records) from the order information 106a that satisfies the extraction unit of "detailed unit" and the extraction conditions of a shipping warehouse of "SOUKO01 (East Japan Warehouse)" and a shipping date of "2020/5/13". Then, the display control unit 102f displays the information (records) extracted by the extraction unit 102a in a list in the extracted order information list 1002 by detail, as shown in FIG. 5. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the extracted order information list 1002 displays the shipping warehouse, order number, shipping date, delivery destination, detail number, product, weight, delivery company, delivery route, delivery time zone, and maximum load weight from the information extracted by the extraction unit 102a. In this case, the display control unit 102f extracts the maximum load weight corresponding to the delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) from the information extracted by the extraction unit 102a by referring to the delivery information master 106b, and displays it in the extracted order information list 1002.

Each record displayed in the extracted order information list 1002 by detail unit can be selected using a check box in a field called "Target." The user selects the records for which they wish to make a bulk change to their delivery information using the check boxes. The user can select all records displayed in the extracted order information list 1002 by pressing the bulk selection button 1011. The user can deselect all records displayed in the extracted order information list 1002 by pressing the bulk deselect button 1012. The example shown in Figure 5 shows that the records identified by the order numbers "J000001," "J000002," and "J000005" have been selected.

When the user presses the display button 1014, the total weight calculation unit 102b calculates the sum of the weights of all the information extracted by the extraction unit 102a (all the records listed in the extracted order information list 1002) as the displayed total weight, and further calculates the sum of the weights of the records selected by the user as the selected total weight. Then, the display control unit 102f displays the displayed total weight and the selected total weight calculated by the total weight calculation unit 102b in the total weight display area 1003, as shown in FIG. 5. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the total weight calculation unit 102b calculates "840 kg", which is the sum of the weights of all the records displayed in the extracted order information list 1002, as the displayed total weight, and calculates "460 kg", which is the sum of the weights of the records selected by the user, "200 kg", "100 kg", "80 kg", "40 kg", "10 kg", and "30 kg", as the selected total weight.

The calculation operation of the displayed total weight and selected total weight by the total weight calculation unit 102b is not limited to being performed by pressing the display button 1014 as described above, but may be performed automatically, for example, each time a check box of each record in the extracted order information list 1002 is selected or deselected.

When the user performs a specified operation, the weight list display control unit 102c refers to the order information 106a and the delivery route group master 106c, and extracts the corresponding delivery group defined in the delivery route group master 106c for each combination of the delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) and delivery time zone of the order information 106a. Next, the weight list display control unit 102c refers to the delivery information master 106b, and extracts the maximum loading weight corresponding to the delivery information of the order information 106a. Furthermore, the weight list display control unit 102c calculates the total weight of the order information 106a as the loading weight for each combination of the delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) and delivery time zone of the order information 106a, and calculates the weight obtained by subtracting the loading weight from the maximum loading weight corresponding to the delivery information as the remaining loadable weight. Then, the weight list display control unit 102c displays a list of information consisting of the shipping date, delivery group, delivery company, delivery route, delivery time zone, maximum loading weight, loading weight, and remaining loadable weight as a loading weight list for each delivery group 400 on the output device 114, as shown in FIG. 6. By looking at this loading weight list for each delivery group 400, the user can confirm the delivery company and delivery route that can be substituted for the delivery company and delivery route on that shipping date, and further confirm how much more weight of goods can be loaded for each delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) by the remaining loadable weight. In the example shown in FIG. 6, it can be confirmed that on the shipping date "2020/5/13", the delivery company "A Transportation (East)" and the delivery route "Chuo-ku Route" and the delivery company "Company Delivery C" and the delivery route "Kita-ku Route" are mutually substitutable because they belong to the same delivery group "a", and further confirm that the remaining loadable weights of the respective delivery companies are "90 kg" and "150 kg". The above-mentioned specific operation for displaying the delivery group load weight list 400 may be possible, for example, by other button operations, menu operations, or shortcut key operations on the delivery information change screen 1000.

Next, the user confirms that the delivery information of each record selected in the extracted order information list 1002 is mutually replaceable delivery information by checking the load weight list by delivery group 400. Furthermore, the user sets, from among the replaceable delivery information, the delivery information whose selected total weight, which is the sum of the weights of each record selected in the extracted order information list 1002, is equal to or less than the maximum load weight in the delivery information change setting area 1004. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the delivery information of each record selected in the extracted order information list 1002 is the delivery company "A Transport (East)" and the delivery route "Chuo-ku Route", as well as the delivery company "Company Delivery C" and the delivery route "Kita-ku Route", and as shown in the load weight list by delivery group 400, each delivery information corresponds to the same delivery group "a", so it is confirmed that they are mutually replaceable. Furthermore, because the selected total weight "460 kg", which is the sum of the weights of each record selected in the extracted order information list 1002, exceeds the maximum load weight "200 kg" of the delivery company "Company Delivery C" but is less than the maximum load weight "500 kg" of the delivery company "A Transport (East)", the user can determine that the delivery information of each selected record can be consolidated into the delivery company "A Transport (East)" and delivery route "Chuo Ward Route" and changed collectively. Then, in the delivery information change setting area 1004, the user sets the delivery company "A Transport (East)" as the changed delivery company and the delivery route "Chuo Ward Route" as the changed delivery route as delivery information that can be changed collectively.

When the user presses the register button 1015, the substitution determination unit 102d refers to the delivery route group master 106c and determines whether the delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) included in the information (record) selected in the extracted order information list 1002 can be substituted for the specified (set) delivery information. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the substitution determination unit 102d refers to the delivery route group master 106c and determines that the delivery information selected in the extracted order information list 1002, i.e., the delivery company "A Transport (East)" and the delivery route "Chuo-ku Route", as well as the delivery company "Company C" and the delivery route "Kita-ku Route", and the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004 (delivery company "A Transport (East)" and the delivery route "Chuo-ku Route"), correspond to the same delivery group "a" and are therefore mutually substitutable delivery information. Furthermore, the substitution determination unit 102d determines that the selected total weight "460 kg", which is the sum of the weights of each record selected in the extracted order information list 1002, is equal to or less than the maximum load weight "500 kg" corresponding to the delivery information (delivery company "A Transport (East)" and delivery route "Chuo Ward Route") set in the delivery information change setting area 1004. As a result, the substitution determination unit 102d determines that the delivery information of each record selected in the extracted order information list 1002 can be consolidated into the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004 and changed collectively.

Then, the change unit 102e collectively changes the delivery information included in the information (records) selected in the extracted order information list 1002 to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004 that has been determined by the substitution determination unit 102d to be substitutable (delivery information can be changed collectively). This collective change of delivery information by the extraction unit 102a is reflected in the order information 106a. FIG. 7 shows the result of pressing the register button 1015 in FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 7, the change unit 102e collectively changes the delivery information in the records of the order information 106a corresponding to the records selected in the extracted order information list 1002, based on the delivery company "A Transport (East)" and delivery route "Chuo Ward Route" set in the delivery information change setting area 1004. Specifically, since the delivery company "A Transport (East)" and the delivery route "Chuo-ku route" are set as delivery information in the delivery information change setting area 1004, the change unit 102e changes the delivery company and delivery route to "A Transport (East)" and "Chuo-ku route", respectively, for records selected in the extracted order information list 1002 that have the delivery company "Company Delivery C" and the delivery route "Kita-ku route".

The determination operation by the display control unit 102f and the change operation by the change unit 102e are not limited to being executed by pressing the registration button 1015 as described above, but may be executed automatically, for example, when the changed delivery company and changed delivery route are input (set) in the delivery information change setting area 1004.

In addition, if the record selected in the extracted order information list 1002 is a record of a spot transaction partner for which delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) is not set, the alternative determination unit 102d may determine that the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004 can be set, and the change unit 102e may set (change) all the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004 in one go.

The above operations allow for consolidation of delivery information into interchangeable delivery information, enabling bulk changes, shortening the time it takes to change delivery information and reducing the risk of shipping delays. In addition, there is no longer a need to manually correct shipping invoices, making it possible to accurately deliver products to their destinations.

(Processing when the sampling unit is the delivery route unit)
8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the delivery information change screen when the extraction unit is the delivery route unit. With reference to FIG. 8, the operation of the delivery information change screen 1000 when the extraction unit is the delivery route unit will be described.

In the example shown in FIG. 8, the extraction unit is set to "by delivery route", and the extraction conditions are set to "SOUKO01 (East Japan Warehouse)" for the shipping warehouse and "2020/5/13" for the shipping date. In this state, when the user presses the search button 1013, the extraction unit 102a extracts information (records) from the order information 106a that satisfies the extraction unit "by delivery route" and the extraction conditions that the shipping warehouse is "SOUKO01 (East Japan Warehouse)" and the shipping date is "2020/5/13". Then, the display control unit 102f displays the information (records) extracted by the extraction unit 102a in the extracted order information list 1002 by delivery route, as shown in FIG. 8. Specifically, the display control unit 102f displays records of the same delivery route among the records extracted by the extraction unit 102a together in one record. At that time, the display control unit 102f sums up the weights of the records for the same delivery route and displays them as the weight of the combined record. Also, as shown in FIG. 8, the display control unit 102f hides the order number, delivery destination, item number, and product in the records combined for each delivery route because they cannot be identified.

The operations and actions that follow are the same as those described above in Figures 5 to 7.

(Processing when the extraction unit is the delivery destination unit)
9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the delivery information change screen when the extraction unit is set to the delivery destination unit. With reference to FIG. 9, the operation of the delivery information change screen 1000 when the extraction unit is set to the delivery destination unit will be described.

9 shows an example in which the extraction unit is set to "delivery destination unit", the shipping warehouse is set to "SOUKO01 (East Japan Warehouse)", and the shipping date is set to "2020/5/13" as the extraction conditions. In this state, when the user presses the search button 1013, the extraction unit 102a extracts information (records) from the order information 106a that satisfies the extraction unit "delivery destination unit" and the extraction conditions that the shipping warehouse is "SOUKO01 (East Japan Warehouse)" and the shipping date is "2020/5/13". Then, the display control unit 102f displays the information (records) extracted by the extraction unit 102a in the extracted order information list 1002 by delivery destination unit, as shown in FIG. 9. Specifically, the display control unit 102f displays records of the same delivery destination among the records extracted by the extraction unit 102a together in one record. At that time, the display control unit 102f sums up the weights of the records for the same delivery destination and displays them as the weight of the combined record. Also, as shown in FIG. 9, the display control unit 102f hides the order number, line number, and product in the records combined for each delivery destination because they cannot be identified.

The operations and actions that follow are the same as those described above in Figures 5 to 7.

(Flow of extraction process from order information and bulk change process of delivery information)
10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by the delivery management device 100. The flow of extraction processing from order information and batch change processing of delivery information executed by the delivery management device 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

<Step S1>
The user sets the extraction unit and various extraction conditions by operating the input device 112 in the extraction condition setting area 1001 of the delivery information change screen 1000. Next, when the user presses the search button 1013, the extraction unit 102a extracts information (records) that satisfy the extraction conditions from the order information 106a in the specified (set) extraction unit. Then, the display control unit 102f displays the information (records) extracted by the extraction unit 102a in the extracted order information list 1002 in the extraction unit. Then, the process proceeds to step S2.

<Step S2>
Next, the user selects by checking the check boxes the information (records) that are to be subject to a collective change of delivery information from among the information (records) displayed in the extracted order information list 1002. Then, the process proceeds to step S3.

<Step S3>
Next, when the user presses the display button 1014, the total weight calculation unit 102b calculates the sum of the weights of all the information extracted by the extraction unit 102a (all the records displayed in the extracted order information list 1002) as the displayed total weight, and further calculates the sum of the weights of the records selected by the user as the selected total weight. Then, the display control unit 102f displays the displayed total weight and the selected total weight calculated by the total weight calculation unit 102b in the total weight display area 1003. Then, the process proceeds to step S4.

<Step S4>
Next, the user performs a predetermined operation, and the weight list display control unit 102c refers to the order information 106a and the delivery route group master 106c, and extracts the corresponding delivery group defined in the delivery route group master 106c for each combination of the delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) and delivery time zone of the order information 106a. Next, the weight list display control unit 102c refers to the delivery information master 106b, and extracts the maximum loading weight corresponding to the delivery information of the order information 106a. Furthermore, the weight list display control unit 102c calculates the total weight of the order information 106a as the loading weight for each combination of the delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) and delivery time zone of the order information 106a, and calculates the weight obtained by subtracting the loading weight from the maximum loading weight corresponding to the delivery information as the remaining loadable weight. Then, the weight list display control unit 102c displays a list of information consisting of the shipping date, delivery group, delivery company, delivery route, delivery time zone, maximum loading weight, loading weight, and remaining loadable weight as a loading weight list for each delivery group 400 on the output device 114. By looking at this loading weight list for each delivery group 400, the user can confirm delivery companies and delivery routes that can be substituted for the delivery company and delivery route on that shipping date, and further can confirm the remaining weight of the product that can be loaded for each delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) based on the remaining loadable weight.

Next, the user confirms that the delivery information of each record selected in the extracted order information list 1002 is mutually interchangeable delivery information by checking the load weight list by delivery group 400. Furthermore, the user sets, from among the interchangeable delivery information, the delivery information whose selected total weight, which is the sum of the weights of each record selected in the extracted order information list 1002, is equal to or less than the maximum load weight, as the delivery information to be changed in the delivery information change setting area 1004. Then, proceed to step S5.

<Step S5>
Then, when the user presses the register button 1015, the substitution determination unit 102d refers to the delivery route group master 106c and determines whether the delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) included in the information (record) selected in the extracted order information list 1002 can be substituted for the specified (set) delivery information. Specifically, the substitution determination unit 102d refers to the delivery route group master 106c and determines whether each delivery information selected in the extracted order information list 1002 and the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004 are mutually substituted delivery information by belonging to the same delivery group. Furthermore, the substitution determination unit 102d determines whether the selected total weight, which is the sum of the weights of each record selected in the extracted order information list 1002, is equal to or less than the maximum load weight corresponding to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004. If the substitution determination unit 102d determines that the delivery information is mutually substitutable because it belongs to the same delivery group and that the selected total weight is equal to or less than the maximum load weight corresponding to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004, it determines that the delivery information included in the information selected in the extracted order information list 1002 can be consolidated into the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004 and changed collectively.Then, the process proceeds to step S6.

<Step S6>
Then, the change unit 102e changes all of the delivery information included in the information (records) selected in the extracted order information list 1002 to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004 that has been determined by the substitution determination unit 102d to be substitutable (delivery information can be changed collectively). This ends the process of extracting from order information and the process of changing delivery information collectively, which are executed by the delivery management device 100.

As described above, in this embodiment, the display control unit 102f displays on the display unit a screen that is a delivery information change screen 1000 for changing delivery information, which is information related to delivery, including an extraction condition setting area 1001 for setting extraction conditions in a predetermined extraction unit, an extracted order information list 1002 in which information extracted from the order information 106a is selectably displayed, and a delivery information change setting area 1004 for setting the changed delivery information, and the extraction unit 102a extracts information that satisfies the extraction condition in the set extraction unit from the order information 106a, and the change unit 102e changes the delivery information of the information that is in a selected state among the information (records) of the extraction units displayed in the extracted order information list 1002 extracted by the extraction unit 102a to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004 in a lump. This allows the delivery information to be aggregated into replaceable delivery information and changed in a lump, thereby shortening the time to change the delivery information and reducing the risk of shipping delays. In addition, there is no need to make handwritten corrections on the waybill, making it possible to accurately deliver the product to the delivery destination.

The alternative determination unit 102d also refers to the delivery route group master 106c to determine whether the delivery information of the selected information belongs to the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004, and determines whether the selected total weight, which is the sum of the weights of the products corresponding to the selected information, is equal to or less than the maximum load weight corresponding to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004. If the alternative determination unit 102d determines that the delivery information of the selected information belongs to the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004 and that the selected total weight is equal to or less than the maximum load weight, the change unit 102e changes the delivery information of the selected information to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004 in a lump sum. This makes it possible to prevent a lump sum change with delivery information that cannot be substituted, and to suppress disruption to delivery operations.

The display control unit 102f also displays the selected total weight on the delivery information change screen 1000 (total weight display area 1003). This allows the total weight of the currently selected records to be confirmed and compared with the maximum load weight of the delivery company to be substituted.

The weight list display control unit 102c also references the order information 106a and the delivery route group master 106c, extracts the corresponding delivery group defined in the delivery route group master 106c for each combination of delivery information and delivery time zone in the order information 106a, extracts the maximum load weight corresponding to the delivery information in the order information 106a, and displays a list of information including at least the delivery group, delivery information, delivery time zone, and maximum load weight as a load weight list for each delivery group 400 on the output device 114. This allows the user to check the load weight list for each delivery group 400, and to check the delivery company and delivery route that can be used as an alternative to the delivery company and delivery route on that shipping date.

In addition, when delivery information for information in a selected state has not been set, the change unit 102e collectively sets the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area 1004 as the delivery information for the information in a selected state. This makes it possible to collectively set the delivery information even if the record selected in the extracted order information list 1002 is a record for a spot business partner for which delivery information (delivery company and delivery route) has not been set.

In addition, the extraction unit in the extraction condition setting area 1001 can be set to at least one of delivery route, delivery destination, or itemized list. This allows information to be extracted in a variety of extraction units, improving the convenience of making bulk changes to delivery information.

4. Other embodiments
The present invention may be embodied in various different embodiments other than those described above within the scope of the technical concept set forth in the claims.

For example, among the processes described in the above embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically using a known method.

In addition, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, registered data for each process, information including parameters such as search conditions, screen examples, and database configurations shown in this specification and drawings may be changed as desired unless otherwise specified.

Furthermore, with regard to the delivery management device 100, each component shown in the figure is a functional concept, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figure.

For example, the processing functions of the delivery management device 100, particularly the processing functions performed by the control unit 102, may be realized in whole or in part by a CPU and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware using wired logic. The program is recorded on a non-transient computer-readable recording medium that contains programmed instructions for causing the information processing device to execute the processes described in this embodiment, and is mechanically read by the delivery management device 100 as necessary. That is, a computer program is recorded in a storage unit such as a ROM or HDD for working with the OS to give instructions to the CPU and perform various processes. This computer program is executed by being loaded into RAM, and works with the CPU to form the control unit.

This computer program may also be stored in an application program server connected to the delivery management device 100 via any network, and all or part of it may be downloaded as needed.

In addition, the program for executing the processing described in this embodiment may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, and may also be configured as a program product. Here, the term "recording medium" refers to a memory card, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, a SD (Secure Digital) card, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), an EEPROM (registered trademark) (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile This includes any "portable physical medium" such as a portable DVD (registered trademark) or Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc. Therefore, a recording medium that stores a program for executing the processing or processing method described in this specification also constitutes the present invention.

A "program" is a data processing method written in any language or description method, and may be in any format, such as source code or binary code. Note that a "program" is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, but also includes a distributed configuration consisting of multiple modules or libraries, and a program that works in conjunction with a separate program, such as an OS, to achieve its function. Note that the specific configuration and reading procedure for reading a recording medium in each device shown in the above-mentioned embodiments, as well as the installation procedure after reading, can use well-known configurations and procedures.

The various databases stored in the memory unit 106 are storage devices such as memory devices such as RAM and ROM, fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks, and store various programs, tables, databases, and web page files used for various processes and providing websites.

The delivery management device 100 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or workstation, or may be configured as the information processing device to which any peripheral device is connected. The delivery management device 100 may be realized by implementing software (including programs or data, etc.) that causes the device to realize the processing described in this embodiment.

Furthermore, the specific form of distribution and integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the figures, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in any unit depending on various additions or functional loads. In other words, the above-mentioned embodiments can be implemented in any combination, or the embodiments can be implemented selectively.

The present invention is particularly useful when using order information that associates and stores order information with delivery information.

100 Delivery management device 102 Control unit 102a Extraction unit 102b Total weight calculation unit 102c Weight list display control unit 102d Substitution determination unit 102e Change unit 102f Display control unit 104 Communication interface unit 106 Storage unit 106a Order information 106b Delivery information master 106c Delivery route group master 108 Input/output interface unit 112 Input device 114 Output device 200 Server 300 Network 400 Load weight list for each delivery group 1000 Delivery information change screen 1001 Extraction condition setting area 1002 Extracted order information list 1003 Total weight display area 1004 Delivery information change setting area 1011 Bulk selection button 1012 Bulk release button 1013 Search button 1014 Display button 1015 Register button 1016 Close button

Claims (9)

A delivery management device including a control unit,
The system is capable of accessing order information that associates information regarding product orders with information regarding delivery, and a delivery route group master that associates two or more pieces of interchangeable delivery information, which is information regarding delivery, with a delivery group ;
The control unit is
a display control means for displaying on a display unit a delivery information change screen for changing delivery information, the delivery information change screen including an extraction condition setting area for setting extraction conditions in a predetermined extraction unit, a display area for selectively displaying information extracted from the order information, and a delivery information change setting area for setting the changed delivery information;
an extraction means for extracting information that satisfies the extraction conditions from the order information in the extraction unit set in the extraction condition setting area;
an alternative determination means for determining, by referring to the delivery route group master, whether or not the delivery information of the information in the selected state among the information of the extraction unit displayed in the display area, which is extracted by the extraction means, is the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area;
a change means for, when it is determined by at least the substitution determination means that the delivery information of the information in the selected state belongs to the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area, changing the delivery information of the information in the selected state to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area at once;
Having the following features:
A delivery management device comprising: The alternative determination means further determines whether or not a selected total weight, which is the sum of the weights of the products corresponding to the information in the selected state, is equal to or less than a maximum load weight corresponding to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area;
when the substitution determination means determines that the delivery information of the information in the selected state belongs to the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area and that the selected total weight is equal to or less than the maximum load weight, the change means changes all of the delivery information of the information in the selected state to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area at once;
The delivery management device according to claim 1 . The display control means displays the selected total weight on the delivery information change screen.
3. The delivery management device according to claim 2 . The delivery route group master associates two or more interchangeable delivery information, a delivery time zone, and a delivery group,
The control unit is
and a weight list display control means for referencing the order information and the delivery route group master, extracting a corresponding delivery group defined in the delivery route group master for each combination of delivery information and delivery time zone of the order information, extracting a maximum loading weight corresponding to the delivery information of the order information, and displaying a list of information including at least the delivery group, the delivery information, the delivery time zone, and the maximum loading weight as a loading weight list for each delivery group on the display unit.
The delivery management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The delivery information includes a delivery company and a delivery route.
The delivery management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . When the delivery information of the information in the selected state is not set, the change means collectively sets the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area as the delivery information of the information in the selected state.
The delivery management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . At least one of a delivery route unit, a delivery destination unit, and a record unit of the order information can be set as the extraction unit in the extraction condition setting area.
The delivery management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . A delivery management method executed by a delivery management device having a control unit,
The control unit can access order information that associates information about product orders with information about delivery , two or more pieces of interchangeable delivery information that are information about delivery, and a delivery route group master that associates a delivery group ;
Executed by the control unit,
a display control step of displaying on a display unit a delivery information change screen for changing delivery information, the delivery information change screen including an extraction condition setting area for setting extraction conditions in a predetermined extraction unit, a display area for selectively displaying information extracted from the order information, and a delivery information change setting area for setting the changed delivery information;
an extraction step of extracting information that satisfies the extraction condition in the extraction unit set in the extraction condition setting area from the order information;
an alternative determination step of determining, by referring to the delivery route group master, whether or not the delivery information of the information in the selected state among the information of the extraction unit displayed in the display area extracted in the extraction step is the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area;
a change step of collectively changing the delivery information of the information in the selected state to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area when it is determined by at least the substitution determination step that the delivery information of the information in the selected state belongs to the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area ;
containing,
A delivery management method characterized by the above. A delivery management program to be executed by a delivery management device having a control unit,
The control unit can access order information that associates information about product orders with information about delivery , two or more pieces of interchangeable delivery information that are information about delivery, and a delivery route group master that associates a delivery group ;
In the control unit,
a display control step of displaying on a display unit a delivery information change screen for changing delivery information, the delivery information change screen including an extraction condition setting area for setting extraction conditions in a predetermined extraction unit, a display area for selectively displaying information extracted from the order information, and a delivery information change setting area for setting the changed delivery information;
an extraction step of extracting information that satisfies the extraction condition in the extraction unit set in the extraction condition setting area from the order information;
an alternative determination step of determining, by referring to the delivery route group master, whether or not the delivery information of the information in the selected state among the information of the extraction unit displayed in the display area extracted in the extraction step is the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area;
a change step of collectively changing the delivery information of the information in the selected state to the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area when it is determined by at least the substitution determination step that the delivery information of the information in the selected state belongs to the same delivery group as the delivery information set in the delivery information change setting area ;
A delivery management program to execute the above.

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