JP7750819B2 - Business support device, business support method, and business support program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a business support device, a business support method, and a business support program.

The vehicle dispatch planning method disclosed in Patent Document 1 (JP 2003-233896 A) transmits cargo request information requesting cargo to be transported from multiple vehicles and vehicle request information from a shipper requesting cargo transportation to a distribution center. Based on the vehicle request information from the shipper, the distribution center's vehicle dispatch planning device determines vehicles that are located in a predetermined area centered on the shipper's shipping point and have transmitted cargo request information. In this process, the distribution center's vehicle dispatch planning device prioritizes vehicles owned by transportation companies with low opportunity index values based on delivery performance and transport capacity, and selects vehicles with low actual driving distances, as part of the vehicle dispatch plan. This ensures fairness in contract opportunities between shippers and transportation companies among each transportation company, and also makes it possible to create vehicle dispatch plans that reduce delivery costs.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-233896

For companies that make a profit by selling products, shipping costs are one of the important factors that must be considered in order to maximize profits. In particular, companies that sell products where shipping costs account for a large proportion of the product's cost price must carefully consider shipping costs.

However, such freight rate calculations required operators to take into account the vehicles owned by each transportation company, the freight rates for each vehicle, the transportation route, etc., making it a very tedious task.

The present invention was made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a business support device, business support method, and business support program that supports the work of considering product shipping fees and reduces the burden on business operators.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the objectives, the business support device of the present invention includes an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the weight of the goods to be transported and the transport route, and a memory unit that stores at least the load capacity of each transport vehicle owned by each transport company, each transport route for the goods, the transport unit price which is the transport fee for each specified weight of the goods, and the vehicle fare which is the fare set for one transport by each transport vehicle. The business support device references the acquired information indicating the weight of the goods to be transported and the transport route, and detects from among the transport vehicles a transport vehicle that can load the goods of the weight to be transported and that matches the transport route for the goods, and The system includes a detection unit that detects the detected transportation cost of the transportation vehicle and the vehicle freight charge; a calculation unit that calculates the transportation weight freight charge, which is the amount obtained by multiplying the detected transportation cost of one or more transportation vehicles by the weight of the goods being transported; and a selection unit that, when selecting a transportation mode in which the freight charge for goods is paid at the transportation weight freight charge or a transportation mode in which the freight charge for goods is paid at the vehicle freight charge set for one transportation by the transportation vehicle, selects the transportation mode corresponding to the lowest freight charge from the detected transportation weight freight charge of one or more transportation vehicles and the detected vehicle freight charge of one or more transportation vehicles as the transportation mode to be used for transporting the goods.

Furthermore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the objectives, the business support method of the present invention includes an acquisition step in which an acquisition unit acquires information indicating the weight of the goods to be transported and the transport route; a detection unit references a memory unit that stores at least the load capacity of each transport vehicle owned by each transport company, each transport route for the goods, the transport unit price which is the transport fee for each specified weight of the goods, and the vehicle fare which is the fare set for one transport by each transport vehicle, based on the acquired information indicating the weight of the goods to be transported and the transport route, and detects, from among the transport vehicles, a transport vehicle that can load the goods of the weight to be transported and that matches the transport route for the goods; and The system includes a detection step of detecting the detected transportation unit cost and vehicle freight for the transportation vehicle; a calculation step in which a calculation unit calculates a transportation weight freight, which is an amount obtained by multiplying the detected transportation unit cost for one or more transportation vehicles by the weight of the goods being transported; and a selection step in which a selection unit selects, when selecting a transportation mode in which the freight for the goods is paid at the transportation weight freight or a transportation mode in which the freight for the goods is paid at the vehicle freight set for one transportation by the transportation vehicle, the transportation mode corresponding to the lowest freight amount from the detected transportation weight freight for one or more transportation vehicles and the detected vehicle freight for one or more transportation vehicles, as the transportation mode to be used for transporting the goods.

In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the objectives, the business support program of the present invention has a computer that includes an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the weight of the goods to be transported and the transport route, and a memory unit that stores at least the load capacity of each transport vehicle owned by each transport company, each transport route for the goods, the transport unit price which is the transport fee for each specified weight of the goods, and the vehicle fare which is the fare set for one transport by each transport vehicle, and references the acquired information indicating the weight of the goods to be transported and the transport route, and selects from among each transport vehicle those transport vehicles that are capable of loading the goods of the weight to be transported and that match the transport route for the goods. The system also functions as a detection unit that detects the detected transportation cost of the transportation vehicle and the vehicle freight charge; a calculation unit that calculates the transportation weight freight charge, which is the amount obtained by multiplying the detected transportation cost of one or more transportation vehicles by the weight of the goods being transported; and a selection unit that, when selecting a transportation mode in which the freight charge for goods is paid at the transportation weight freight charge or a transportation mode in which the freight charge for goods is paid at the vehicle freight charge set for one transportation by the transportation vehicle, selects the transportation mode corresponding to the lowest freight charge from the detected transportation weight freight charge of one or more transportation vehicles and the detected vehicle freight charge of one or more transportation vehicles as the transportation mode to be used for transporting the goods.

This invention can assist in the process of reviewing product shipping costs and reduce the burden on operators.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a task support device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the transportation method master. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the distance group master. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the freight unit price/transportation days master. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of supporting the task of selecting the optimum transportation mode in the task support device according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a sales input screen. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of sales data. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the fare calculation processing screen. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of sales expenses data. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of sales allocation detail data. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of payment schedule data. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of sales data in which information indicating the transportation vehicles and freight rates of the selected transportation company has been input. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the transportation method master in a state where a transportation company and a transportation vehicle are detected based on the weight of the goods to be transported. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the distance group master in a state in which the distance group to which the product is to be transported belongs is detected based on the warehouse where the product is stored and the factory to which the product is to be delivered. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing records of the freight unit price/transportation days master used in calculating the freight with priority given to the amount. FIG. 16 is a diagram of a sales expenses input screen for explaining the operation of changing sales expenses data. FIG. 17 is a diagram of a sales input screen for explaining the operation of changing sales data. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing another example of the sales input screen. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing another example of sales data. FIG. 20 shows the freight calculation processing screen in which delivery date priority has been selected. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing another example of sales expenses data. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing another example of the sales allocation detail data. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing another example of payment schedule data. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of sales data used to calculate a freight rate with priority given to delivery dates. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a record of the shipping method master that is selected when priority is given to delivery date. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a record of the distance group master that is selected when priority is given to delivery dates. FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a record of the freight unit price/transportation days master that is selected when priority is given to delivery date. FIG. 28 is another diagram of the sales charges input screen for explaining the operation of changing sales charges data. FIG. 29 is another diagram of the sales input screen for explaining the operation of changing sales data. FIG. 30 is a diagram showing an example of the sales charges input screen on which the charges amount and details corresponding to the freight selected with the amount priority are input. FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of sales charges data in which the amount-priority and delivery-priority charge amounts are input. FIG. 32 is a diagram showing an example of sales allocation detail data in which details of charges for amount priority and delivery date priority have been input. FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example of payment schedule data in which payment amounts for each freight payment destination are input. FIG. 34 is a diagram showing an example of a payment schedule. FIG. 35 is a diagram showing an example of a sales performance table.

Below, a business support device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment.

(Hardware configuration)
1, the business support device 1 of the embodiment includes a storage unit 2, a control unit 3, a communication interface unit 4, and an input/output interface unit 5. An input device 6 and an output device 7 are connected to the input/output interface unit 5. The output device 7 corresponds to a display unit such as a monitor device (including a home television), a printing device, a speaker device, etc. The input device 6 may be a keyboard device, a mouse device, a microphone device, etc., or a monitor device that cooperates with a mouse device to realize a pointing device function.

The communications interface unit 4 is connected to a network 35, such as a wide area network like the Internet or a private network like a local area network (LAN). Connected to this network 35 are a payment partner bank server device 31 with which the company that owns the business support device 1 is affiliated, a payment partner bank server device 32 with which the payee to whom the company that owns the business support device 1 has requested delivery of goods is affiliated, and a payment recipient terminal device 33 owned by the payee.

As will be explained in more detail below, once the goods have been delivered by the payee, the business operator requests the payment source associate bank server device 31 to remit the freight via the business support device 1. In response, the payment source associate bank server device 31 processes the transfer of the amount equivalent to the freight to the payment destination associate bank server device 32. The payment destination associate bank server device 32 processes the deposit of the transferred freight and notifies the payment destination terminal device 33 owned by the payee of the deposit. This completes the payment of the freight from the payee to the payee.

The memory unit 2 can be, for example, a storage device such as ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or SSD (Solid State Drive). The memory unit 2 stores a business support program for supporting cost management tasks such as calculating indirect costs based on charge rates and creating journal data. The memory unit 2 also stores a transportation method master 11, a distance group master 12, and a freight rate/transportation days master 13. The memory unit 2 also stores sales data, sales charges data, sales allocation detail data, and payment schedule data, which will be described later.

Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of the transportation method master 11. As shown in Figure 2, the transportation method master 11 stores, in association with each transportation company, the transportation company code, transportation company name, owned transportation vehicle code, owned transportation vehicle name, and the maximum load capacity (kg) of each transportation vehicle. The example in Figure 2 shows that "XX Transportation", whose transportation company code is "HGS100", owns a "5-ton truck" with an owned transportation vehicle code of "HAI100" and a maximum load capacity of "5,000 kg (5 t)", and a "10-ton truck" with an owned transportation vehicle code of "HAI200" and a maximum load capacity of "10,000 kg (10 t)".

Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of distance group master 12. As shown in Figure 3, distance group master 12 stores, in association with one another, the warehouse code of the warehouse from which the goods to be transported are shipped, the warehouse name, the delivery destination code of the goods to be delivered, the delivery destination name, the distance group to which the transportation distance from the warehouse to the delivery destination belongs, and the distance range of each distance group (transportation distance (shortest) to transportation distance (longest)). The example in Figure 3 shows that when transporting goods stored in "XX Warehouse" with warehouse code "SOU100" to "XX Factory" with delivery destination code "NOU100", the distance group for the transportation distance is "K100", and the transportation distance for this "K100" distance group is in the distance range of 0 km to 100 km.

Similarly, the example in Figure 3 shows that when transporting goods stored in the "XX Warehouse" with warehouse code "SOU100" to the "△△ Factory" with delivery destination code "NOU200", the distance group for the transport distance is "K200", and the transport distance for this "K200" distance group is in the range of 100km to 200km.

Figure 4 shows an example of the freight unit price/transportation days master 13. As shown in Figure 4, the freight unit price/transportation days master 13 stores the freight company code, freight company name, owned freight vehicles, and distance group of each of the above-mentioned freight companies, as well as the quantity unit price (yen/kg), freight per vehicle (yen/trip), and number of transport days corresponding to each owned freight vehicle, all in association with each other.

The unit price per unit of quantity (yen/kg) is an example of a transportation cost, and is the freight required to transport 1 kg of goods. The example in Figure 4 shows that when a 5-ton truck from XX Transportation is used to transport a distance in the "K100" distance group, the freight cost for 1 kg of goods is 1.00 yen. The example in Figure 4 also shows that when a 5-ton truck from △△ Transportation is used to transport a distance in the "K200" distance group, the freight cost for 1 kg of goods is 1.75 yen. This unit price per unit of quantity (yen/kg) is used to calculate the transportation weight freight cost by multiplying it by the weight of the goods being transported, as described below.

The freight charge per vehicle (yen/trip) is the fare charged by each transport vehicle for one transport of goods. The example in Figure 4 shows that if a 5-ton truck from XX Transport is used to transport a distance in the "K100" distance group, the freight charge will be "3,500 yen." The example in Figure 4 also shows that if a 5-ton truck from △△ Transport is used to transport a distance in the "K200" distance group, the freight charge will be "5,000 yen."

The number of transport days indicates the number of days it takes for the transport vehicle to transport the distance indicated in each distance group. The example in Figure 4 shows that a 5-ton truck from XX Transport takes "2 days" to transport the distance in the "K100" distance group. The example in Figure 4 also shows that a 5-ton truck from △△ Transport takes "5 days" to transport the distance in the "K200" distance group.

In the case of the business support device 1 of this embodiment, based on the unit price per unit volume, vehicle fare, and number of transportation days, the desired transportation mode is selected from among "a transportation mode in which the freight for the goods is paid at a transportation weight freight rate calculated by multiplying the weight of the goods to be transported by the unit price per unit volume," "a transportation mode in which the freight for the goods is paid at a vehicle fare rate set for one transportation by the transportation vehicle," and "a transportation mode that prioritizes the number of transportation days." Details will be provided below.

(Functional configuration of the business support device)
1, the control unit 3 executes the business assistance program stored in the storage unit 2, thereby functioning as an acquisition unit 21, a detection unit 22, a calculation unit 23, a selection unit 24, a data generation unit 25, a display control unit 26, a print control unit 27, and a communication control unit 28. The display control unit 26 and the print control unit 27 are examples of an output control unit.

Specifically, the acquisition unit 21 acquires, as an example, information input by the business operator, indicating the weight of the goods to be transported and the transportation route. Information indicating the transportation route includes the warehouse code and warehouse name of the warehouse where the goods are stored and shipped, and the factory code and factory name of the destination of the goods.

The detection unit 22 references the distance group master 12 shown in Figure 3 based on the information indicating the acquired transportation route, and detects the distance group corresponding to the input warehouse and delivery destination. The detection unit 22 also references the freight unit price/transportation days master 13 shown in Figure 4 based on the detected distance group, and detects records (rows for transportation company, owned transportation vehicle, unit price per unit quantity, freight per vehicle, and number of transportation days) corresponding to the detected distance group. In the example of Figure 4, if the distance group "K100" is detected, for example, the records in the top row through the fourth row in Figure 4 will be detected.

In addition, the detection unit 22 references the exercise method master 11 shown in Figure 2 to detect the maximum load capacity of the transport vehicles for each record detected in the freight unit price/transportation days master 13 in Figure 4, and among these, detects the transport vehicle that can load the weight of the goods to be transported and has the maximum load capacity closest to the weight of the goods to be transported.

Furthermore, the detection unit 22 detects the unit price per unit volume (an example of a unit price for transportation) and the freight per vehicle of the detected transportation vehicle by referencing the freight unit price/transportation days master 13 in Figure 4. The calculation unit 23 calculates the transportation weight freight by multiplying the unit price per unit volume of the detected transportation vehicle by the weight of the goods being transported.

When selecting a transportation mode in which the freight for goods is paid based on the freight weight freight, or a transportation mode in which the freight for goods is paid based on the vehicle freight rate set for one transport by the transport vehicle, the selection unit 24 selects the transportation mode corresponding to the lowest freight rate among the detected freight weight freight rate and vehicle freight rate for the transport vehicle as the transportation mode to be used for transporting the goods.

In addition, the business support device 1 of this embodiment allows for the selection of a transportation method that prioritizes freight charges (priority on price) and a transportation method that prioritizes delivery time (priority on delivery time).

When the selection unit 24 acquires the "priority on price" designation information, when selecting a transportation mode in which the freight for the goods is paid based on the freight weight, or a transportation mode in which the freight for the goods is paid based on the vehicle freight set for one transport by the transport vehicle, it selects the transportation mode corresponding to the lowest freight amount among the detected freight weight freight for the transport vehicle and the detected vehicle freight for the transport vehicle as the transportation mode to be used for transporting the goods.

In contrast, when delivery date priority designation information is acquired, the selection unit 24 references the number of transportation days stored in the freight unit price/transportation days master 13 shown in Figure 4, and selects the detected transport vehicle with the shortest number of transportation days. It also selects the transport mode to be used for transporting the goods, which corresponds to the lower freight charge, either one in which the freight charge for the selected transport vehicle is paid based on the freight weight, or one in which the freight charge for the goods is paid based on the freight charge per vehicle set for one transport by the transport vehicle.

The data generation unit 25 generates payment schedule data that includes the payment amount, which is the transportation weight freight or vehicle freight amount for the transportation method selected by the selection unit 24, and the transportation company of the transportation vehicle to which payment is to be made. The display control unit 26, which is an example of an output control unit, displays the generated payment schedule data via the display unit, which is the output device 7. Alternatively, the printing control unit 27, which is an example of an output control unit, controls the printing of the generated payment schedule data via the printing device, which is the output device 7.

The data generation unit 25 also generates actual sales data including the product weight, the cost price of the product, the sales amount corresponding to the product weight, the transportation weight freight or vehicle freight amount for the transportation method selected by the selection unit 24, and gross profit, which is the amount obtained by subtracting the cost price and the transportation weight freight or vehicle freight amount from the sales amount. The display control unit 26, which is an example of an output control unit, displays the generated actual sales data via the display unit, which is the output device 7. Alternatively, the printing control unit 27, which is an example of an output control unit, controls the printing of the generated actual sales data via the printing device, which is the output device 7.

When the payee is requested to transport the goods (prepayment) or when the goods are transported by the payee (postpayment), the business operator requests the payment partner bank server device 31 to remit the freight via the business support device 1. The communication control unit 28 communicates with the payment partner bank server device 31 to request the payee to remit the freight.

The payer's affiliated bank server device 31 transfers the amount equivalent to the fare to the payee's affiliated bank server device 32. The payee's affiliated bank server device 32 then deposits the transferred fare and notifies the payee's terminal device 33 of the deposit. This completes the payment of the fare from the payer to the payee.

(Supporting operation for selecting the optimal transportation mode)
Next, the operation of supporting the selection of the optimum transportation mode in the operation support device 1 of this embodiment having the above configuration will be explained using the flowchart of Figure 5. In this flowchart of Figure 5, in step S1, the sales input of the product input by the operation operator is processed.

That is, when entering sales data for a product, the business operator specifies the display of the sales input screen via the input device 6. When this specification operation is performed, the display control unit 26 displays the sales input screen shown in FIG. 6 via the output device 7. The business operator enters the sales date into this sales input screen. The display control unit 26 automatically assigns a sales number, such as "URI100," and enters it into the sales number display field on the sales input screen. The display control unit 26 also displays the sales date entered by the business operator, such as "October 1, 2022," in the sales date input field on the sales input screen.

The business operator also selects the customer code of the customer, the delivery destination code of the delivery destination, and the warehouse code of the warehouse where the goods are stored based on the sales input screen. The display control unit 26 displays the customer name, such as "XX Trading Company," corresponding to the selected customer code, along with the customer code, and displays the delivery destination name, such as "XX Factory," corresponding to the delivery destination code, along with the delivery destination code, and also displays the warehouse name, such as "XX Warehouse," corresponding to the warehouse code, along with the warehouse code.

The business operator also inputs the product code, product name, sales quantity (kg), sales amount (yen), and cost amount (yen) for each sold product into the input field for each sales detail. The example in Figure 6 shows that the sales quantity of a product with product code "SHO101" and product name "Sandwich 101" is "2,000 kg," the sales amount is "14,000 yen," and the cost amount is "5,000 yen." The example in Figure 6 also shows that the sales quantity of a product with product code "SHO102" and product name "Sandwich 102" is "3,000 kg," the sales amount is "21,000 yen," and the cost amount is "10,000 yen." Once the sales amount and cost amount are input, the calculation unit 23 calculates the gross profit (yen), which is the difference between the sales amount and the cost amount. The display control unit 26 inputs and displays the calculated gross profit amount, such as "9,000 yen" or "11,000 yen," in the gross profit input field as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 7 shows an example of sales data. When sales data is input as described above, the data generation unit 25 generates the sales data shown in Figure 7. Of these, Figure 7(a) is an example of sales header data, and Figure 7(b) is an example of sales detail data.

Based on the various information displayed or entered on the sales input screen, the data generation unit 25 inputs various information shown in Figure 7(a), such as the sales number, sales date, sales charge number, line number, customer code, customer name, delivery destination code, delivery destination name, warehouse code, warehouse name, shipping company code of the shipping company that owns the truck used to transport the goods, shipping company name, truck code of the truck used to transport the goods, truck name, sales quantity (voucher sales quantity (kg)), sales amount (voucher sales amount), cost amount (voucher cost amount), freight amount (voucher freight amount), gross profit (voucher gross profit), gross profit rate (voucher gross profit rate), and whether freight calculation has been performed or not, to generate sales header data.

Note that when the freight calculation process described below has not yet been performed, the data generation unit 25 enters "Not performed" in the freight calculation input field of this sales header data, indicating that freight calculation has not yet been performed.

In addition, based on each detail displayed or entered on the sales input screen, the data generation unit 25 inputs various information such as the sales number shown in Figure 7 (b), line number in the detail, product code, product name, sales quantity (detailed sales quantity (kg)), sales amount (detailed sales amount), cost amount (detailed cost amount), freight amount (detailed freight amount), gross profit (detailed gross profit), gross profit rate (detailed gross profit rate), and whether freight calculation has been performed or not, to generate sales detail data.

Note that when the freight calculation process described below has not yet been performed, the data generation unit 25 enters "Not performed" in the freight calculation input field of this sales statement data, indicating that freight calculation has not yet been performed.

After entering the sales data in this way, the business operator specifies the display of the freight calculation processing screen. When this specification operation is performed, the display control unit 26 displays the freight calculation processing screen shown in Figure 8 via the output device 7. This freight calculation processing screen is a screen that specifies whether the freight for the product entered as sales data should be calculated and selected using "priority on amount" or "priority on delivery date." For this reason, the freight calculation processing screen has an input field for the sales number, an input field for the sales date, and a selection field for "priority on amount" or "priority on delivery date," as shown in Figure 8.

The detection unit 22 references the sales data using the sales number and sales date entered on this freight calculation processing screen as extraction conditions, and extracts sales data corresponding to the entered sales number and sales date, such as the examples shown in Figures 7(a) and 7(b). The calculation unit 23 calculates the freight corresponding to "priority on price" specified by the business operator, or the freight corresponding to "priority on delivery date." If "priority on price" is specified by the business operator, the selection unit 24 selects the transportation mode with the lowest freight among the freights calculated by the calculation unit 23. On the other hand, if "priority on delivery date" is specified by the business operator, the selection unit 24 selects the transportation mode with the shortest delivery time and the lowest freight.

(Transportation method selection behavior when price priority is specified)
When "priority on amount" is selected on the freight calculation processing screen, the data generation unit 25 performs a freight calculation, as described below, to generate the sales expenses data shown in FIG. 9, the sales allocation detail data shown in FIG. 10, and the payment schedule data shown in FIG. 11. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 12(a), the data generation unit 25 inputs, into the sales header data of the sales data, the shipping company code and name of the shipping company selected in "priority on amount," and various information indicating that the freight calculation has been performed, such as "executed." Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 12(b), the data generation unit 25 inputs, into the sales detail data of the sales data, the shipping details (detailed freight amount) corresponding to the sales quantity of each product, and various information indicating that the freight calculation has been performed, such as "executed."

In other words, when "priority on amount" is selected on the freight calculation processing screen, the detection unit 22 references the transportation method master 11 shown in FIG. 13 based on the weight of the goods to be transported (= invoice sales quantity (kg)) in the sales data shown in FIG. 12(a) and FIG. 12(b) and detects, from the transportation vehicles owned by each transportation company, a transportation vehicle with a maximum load capacity that is equal to or greater than the weight of the goods to be transported and closest to the weight of the goods to be transported. In the example of FIG. 13, a "10-ton truck" from "XX Transportation" and a "10-ton truck" from "△△ Transportation" are detected as transportation vehicles capable of transporting the current weight of goods. In other words, the detection unit 22 detects records in the transportation method master 11 within the same transportation company where the weight of the goods (kg) is equal to or less than the maximum load capacity (kg) and is closest to the weight of the goods (kg).

Next, the detection unit 22 references the distance group master 12 shown in FIG. 14 based on the warehouse storing the products and the factory to which the products are delivered in the sales data shown in FIGS. 12(a) and 12(b), and detects the distance group to which the distance corresponding to the warehouse and delivery destination entered in the sales data belongs. In the example of FIG. 14, the warehouse entered in the sales data is "XX Warehouse" of "SOU100" and the delivery destination is "XX Factory" of "NOU100", so the transportation distance for the products falls within the range of "0 km to 100 km" as shown in FIG. 3. Therefore, the detection unit 22 detects the distance group "K100" as the distance group in this case.

Next, the detection unit 22 detects the quantity unit price and vehicle freight for the distance group "K100" for the "10-ton truck" of "XX Transport", which is currently a candidate for transporting the product, by referencing the freight unit price/transportation days master 13. The detection unit 22 also detects the quantity unit price and vehicle freight for the distance group "K100" for the "10-ton truck" of "△△ Transport", which is currently a candidate for transporting the product, by referencing the freight unit price/transportation days master 13.

The calculation unit 23 calculates a transportation weight freight of 15,000 yen, which is the amount obtained by multiplying 10,000 kg, the weight of the goods to be transported this time, by 1.50, the unit price for the distance group "K100" using a "10-ton truck" from "XX Transport". Similarly, the calculation unit 23 calculates a transportation weight freight of 20,000 yen, which is the amount obtained by multiplying 10,000 kg, the weight of the goods to be transported this time, by 2.00, the unit price for the distance group "K100" using a "10-ton truck" from "△△ Transport".

The selection unit 24
1. The transportation weight freight of "15,000 yen" for a "10 ton truck" of "XX Transportation" corresponding to the distance group "K100",
2. The fare for one vehicle is 13,000 yen for a 10-ton truck operated by "XX Transportation" that corresponds to the distance group "K100."
3. The transportation weight freight of "20,000 yen" corresponding to the distance group "K100" for the "10t truck" of "△△ Transportation", and
4. The fare for one vehicle is 18,000 yen for a 10-ton truck operated by △△ Transportation, which corresponds to the distance group of △100.
The transportation mode corresponding to the lowest freight charge is selected as the transportation mode to be used for transporting the goods.

In this example, the lowest freight rate is 13,000 yen per vehicle for a 10-ton truck from "XX Transport" that corresponds to the distance group "K100." Therefore, the selection unit 24 selects a transportation method in which a 10-ton truck from "XX Transport" is used as the delivery vehicle for transporting the 10,000 kg product from "XX Warehouse" to the delivery destination "XX Factory." This makes it possible to select a transportation method that prioritizes price.

Once the shipping company and truck to be used to transport the goods have been determined and the freight charges have been calculated, the data generation unit 25 generates sales charge data, as shown in Figure 9, which includes the sales charge number, row number, input date, sales number, payee code, shipping company to be used to transport the goods, expense name, sales quantity (weight of goods sold), sales amount, and charge amount (freight charges required to transport the goods).

The data generation unit 25 also generates sales allocation detail data, which details the sales quantity, as shown in Figure 10. This sales allocation detail data consists of the sales charge number assigned to the above-mentioned sales charge data, the line number of each detail, the original document number, the line number of the original document number, the product code of each product corresponding to the sales detail, the product name, the sales quantity of each product corresponding to each detail (detailed sales quantity), the sales amount (detailed sales amount), the cost amount (detailed cost amount), the charge amount (detailed charge amount), and the allocation classification such as quantity allocation.

The data generation unit 25 also generates payment schedule data indicating the payment amount to be paid to the payee, which is the shipping company that has requested the delivery of the goods, as shown in Figure 11. This payment schedule data consists of the payment schedule code, line number, input date, original document number, line number of the original document, payee code of the payee, payment amount (= calculated freight), and the payment method classification, such as "bank transfer."

Furthermore, once the shipping company and truck to be used to transport the goods have been determined and the freight charges have been calculated, the data generation unit 25 inputs various information into the sales header data of the sales data, such as the shipping company code of the shipping company selected in "priority on amount," the shipping company name, the truck (vehicle used) to be used for transportation, the calculated freight charge (invoice freight charge amount), gross profit (invoice gross profit), gross profit rate (invoice gross profit rate), and "Completed" indicating that the freight charge calculation has been performed, as shown in FIG. 12(a).Furthermore, the data generation unit 25 inputs various information into the sales detail data of the sales data, such as the freight charge (detailed freight charge amount), gross profit (detailed gross profit), gross profit rate (detailed gross profit rate), and "Completed" indicating that the freight charge calculation has been performed, for each product that details the total sales quantity, as shown in FIG. 12(b).

Next, the business support device 1 of this embodiment makes it possible to confirm and change the sales charge data and sales data after such freight calculation. To confirm or change the sales charge data, the business operator operates the display of the sales charge input screen. When the business operator operates the display of the sales charge input screen, the display control unit 26, in step S3 of the flowchart in FIG. 5, displays via the output device 7 the sales charge input screen on which the charge amount has been entered as shown in FIG. 16, based on the sales charge data shown in FIG. 9 and the sales allocation detail data shown in FIG. 10.

The business operator can check the expense amounts, etc., on this sales expense input screen. Furthermore, if the business operator wishes to change the expense amounts, etc., they input the desired expense amounts, etc., into this sales expense input screen and press the register button. This causes the data generation unit 25 to change the expense amounts, etc., in the sales expense data shown in Figure 9 and the sales allocation detail data shown in Figure 10, based on the changed expense amounts, etc.

Furthermore, when confirming or changing sales data, the business operator operates the display of the sales input screen. When the business operator operates the display of the sales input screen, the display control unit 26 displays, via the output device 7, the sales input screen on which the shipping company, shipping vehicle, freight amount, gross profit, etc. have been entered, as shown in FIG. 16, based on the sales data shown in FIG. 12.

On this sales input screen, the business operator can check the shipping company, truck, freight charges, gross profit, etc. used to transport the goods. Furthermore, if the business operator wishes to change the freight charges, etc., they input the desired freight charges, etc. into this sales input screen and press the register button. This causes the data generation unit 25 to change the freight charges, etc. in the sales data shown in Figure 12 based on the changed freight charges, etc.

(Transportation method selection behavior when delivery date priority is specified)
Next, we will explain the operation of selecting the transportation mode when "Delivery date priority" is selected on the freight calculation processing screen. That is, for example, by entering the warehouse, delivery destination, product details, etc. of the sold product on the sales input screen shown in Figure 18, the data generation unit 25 generates sales data consisting of the sales header data shown in Figure 19(a) and the sales detail data shown in Figure 19(b).

When sales data has been generated in this manner, if "Delivery date priority" is selected on the freight calculation processing screen as shown in FIG. 20, the data generation unit 25 performs a delivery date priority freight calculation, as described below, to generate the sales expenses data shown in FIG. 21, the sales allocation detail data shown in FIG. 22, and the payment schedule data shown in FIG. 23. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 24(a), the data generation unit 25 inputs, into the sales header data of the sales data, the shipping company code and name of the shipping company selected in "Delivery date priority," as well as various information indicating that the freight calculation has been performed, such as "Completed." Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 24(b), the data generation unit 25 inputs, into the sales detail data of the sales data, the shipping details (detailed freight amount) corresponding to the number of items sold for each product, and various information indicating that the freight calculation has been performed, such as "Completed."

In other words, when "Delivery date priority" is selected on the freight calculation processing screen, the detection unit 22 references the transportation method master 11 shown in FIG. 25 based on the weight of the goods to be transported (= invoice sales quantity (kg)) in the sales data shown in FIG. 24(a) and FIG. 24(b) and detects, from the transportation vehicles owned by each transportation company, a transportation vehicle with a maximum load capacity that is equal to or greater than the weight of the goods to be transported and closest to the weight of the goods to be transported. In the example of FIG. 13, a "5-ton truck" from "XX Transportation" and a "5-ton truck" from "△△ Transportation" are detected as transportation vehicles capable of transporting the current weight of goods. In other words, the detection unit 22 detects records in the transportation method master 11 within the same transportation company where the weight of the goods (kg) is equal to or less than the maximum load capacity (kg) and is closest to the weight of the goods (kg).

Next, the detection unit 22 references the distance group master 12 shown in FIG. 26 based on the warehouse storing the products and the factory to which the products are delivered in the sales data shown in FIG. 24(a) and FIG. 24(b), and detects the distance group to which the distance corresponding to the warehouse and delivery destination entered in the sales data belongs. In the example of FIG. 26, the warehouse entered in the sales data is "XX Warehouse" of "SOU100" and the delivery destination is "△△ Factory" of "NOU200", so the transportation distance for the products is in the range of "100km to 200km" as shown in FIG. 3. Therefore, the detection unit 22 detects the distance group "K200" as the distance group in this case.

Next, the detection unit 22 references the freight unit price/transportation days master 13 shown in FIG. 27 to detect the quantity unit price and vehicle freight for the distance group of "K200" for the "5-ton truck" of "XX Transport", which is currently a candidate for transporting the product. The detection unit 22 also references the freight unit price/transportation days master 13 to detect the quantity unit price and vehicle freight for the distance group of "K200" for the "5-ton truck" of "△△ Transport", which is currently a candidate for transporting the product.

The calculation unit 23 calculates a transportation weight freight of 5,500 yen (rounded down to the nearest ten yen) by multiplying the weight of the goods to be transported this time, 3,000 kg, by 1.85, which is the unit price for the distance group "K200" using a "5-ton truck" from "XX Transport". Similarly, the calculation unit 23 calculates a transportation weight freight of 5,200 yen (rounded down to the nearest ten yen) by multiplying the weight of the goods to be transported this time, 3,000 kg, by 1.75, which is the unit price for the distance group "K200" using a "5-ton truck" from "△△ Transport".

Here, since this example is "Delivery date priority," the detection unit 22 references the freight rate/transportation days master 13 to detect the record with the shorter number of transportation days between the record in the distance group "K200" with a "5-ton truck" from "XX Transportation" and the record in the distance group "K200" with a "5-ton truck" from "△△ Transportation." In the example of Figure 27, the record in the distance group "K200" with a "5-ton truck" from "XX Transportation" has a transportation number of "4 days," while the record in the distance group "K200" with a "5-ton truck" from "△△ Transportation" has a transportation number of "5 days." Therefore, the detection unit 22 detects the record in the distance group "K200" with a "5-ton truck" from "XX Transportation" that has a transportation number of "4 days."

The selection unit 24 also compares the transportation weight freight and vehicle freight for the record of the "5-ton truck" of "XX Transportation" and the distance group "K200" for which the number of transportation days is "4 days." In this case, as described above, the transportation weight freight is "5,500 yen" and the vehicle freight is "8,000 yen." Therefore, the selection unit 24 selects the transportation weight freight, which is the lower freight. The selection unit 24 then selects the transportation method for the transportation weight freight for the distance group "K200" and the "5-ton truck" of "XX Transportation," as the transportation method to use for transporting the goods. This makes it possible to select the transportation method with the shortest delivery time and the lowest freight.

Once the shipping company and truck to be used to transport the goods have been determined and the freight charges have been calculated, the data generation unit 25 generates sales charges data, as shown in Figure 21, which includes the sales charges number, row number, input date, sales number, payee code, shipping company to be used to transport the goods, expense name, sales quantity (weight of goods sold), sales amount, and charges amount (freight charges required to transport the goods).

The data generation unit 25 also generates sales allocation detail data, which details the sales quantity, as shown in FIG. 22. This sales allocation detail data consists of the sales charge number assigned to the above-mentioned sales charge data, the line number of each detail, the original document number, the line number of the original document number, the product code of each product corresponding to the sales detail, the product name, the sales quantity of each product corresponding to each detail (detailed sales quantity), the sales amount (detailed sales amount), the cost amount (detailed cost amount), the charge amount (detailed charge amount), and the allocation classification such as quantity allocation.

The data generation unit 25 also generates payment schedule data indicating the payment amount to be paid to the payee, which is the shipping company that has requested the transportation of the goods, as shown in Figure 23. This payment schedule data consists of the payment schedule code, line number, input date, original document number, line number of the original document, payee code of the payee, payment amount (= calculated freight), and the payment method classification, such as "bank transfer."

Furthermore, once the shipping company and truck to be used to transport the goods have been determined and the freight charges have been calculated, the data generation unit 25 inputs various information into the sales header data of the sales data, such as the shipping company code of the shipping company selected in "Delivery date priority," the shipping company name, the truck (vehicle used) to be used for transportation, the calculated freight charge (invoice freight charge amount), gross profit (invoice gross profit), gross profit rate (invoice gross profit rate), and "Completed" indicating that the freight charge calculation has been performed, as shown in FIG. 24(a).Furthermore, the data generation unit 25 inputs various information into the sales detail data of the sales data, such as the freight charge (detailed freight charge amount), gross profit (detailed gross profit), gross profit rate (detailed gross profit rate), and "Completed" indicating that the freight charge calculation has been performed, for each product that details the total sales quantity, as shown in FIG. 24(b).

Next, the business support device 1 of this embodiment makes it possible to confirm and change the sales charge data and sales data after such freight calculation. To confirm or change the sales charge data, the business operator operates the display of the sales charge input screen. When the business operator operates the display of the sales charge input screen, the display control unit 26, in step S3 of the flowchart in FIG. 5, displays via the output device 7 the sales charge input screen on which the charge amount has been entered as shown in FIG. 28, based on the sales charge data shown in FIG. 21 and the sales allocation detail data shown in FIG. 22.

The business operator can check the expense amounts, etc., on this sales expense input screen. Furthermore, if the business operator wishes to change the expense amounts, etc., they input the desired expense amounts, etc., into this sales expense input screen and press the register button. This causes the data generation unit 25 to change the expense amounts, etc., in the sales expense data shown in FIG. 21 and the sales allocation detail data shown in FIG. 22, based on the changed expense amounts, etc.

When confirming or changing sales data, the business operator operates the display of the sales input screen. When the business operator operates the display of the sales input screen, the display control unit 26 displays, via the output device 7, the sales input screen on which the shipping company, shipping vehicle, freight amount, gross profit, etc. have been entered, as shown in FIG. 29, based on the sales data shown in FIG. 24.

On this sales input screen, the business operator can check the shipping company, truck, freight charges, gross profit, etc. used to transport the goods. Furthermore, if the business operator wishes to change the freight charges, etc., they input the desired freight charges, etc. into this sales input screen and press the register button. This causes the data generation unit 25 to change the freight charges, etc. in the sales data shown in Figure 24 based on the changed freight charges, etc.

(Display operation of payment schedule and sales performance table)
Next, the business operator can generate a payment schedule and sales performance table by entering the sales charges corresponding to the transportation mode selected with either the amount priority or the delivery date priority. That is, as shown in Figure 30, the business operator enters the freight charge and details of "13,000 yen" selected with the amount priority via the sales charges input screen. Similarly, the business operator enters the freight charge and details of "5,500 yen" selected with the delivery date priority via the sales charges input screen.

As a result, in step S3 of the flowchart in FIG. 5, the data generation unit 25 generates sales expense data including the freight expense amount of "13,000 yen" selected with amount priority and the freight expense amount of "5,500 yen" selected with delivery date priority, as shown in FIG. 31. The data generation unit 25 also generates sales allocation detail data including a breakdown of the freight expense amount of "13,000 yen" selected with amount priority and the freight expense amount of "5,500 yen" selected with delivery date priority, as shown in FIG. 32. The data generation unit 25 also generates payment schedule data for the freight expense of "13,000 yen" selected with amount priority and the freight expense amount of "5,500 yen" selected with delivery date priority, as shown in FIG. 33.

When the business operator specifies that the payment schedule be displayed, the display control unit 26 generates a payment schedule based on the payment schedule data shown in FIG. 33, including the payment date, payee, original document number, payment amount, and payment method for each of the amount-priority and delivery date-priority transportation methods, as illustrated in FIG. 34, and displays it via the output device 7 (step S4).

Furthermore, when printing of a payment schedule is specified by the business operator, the print control unit 27 generates print data for the payment schedule, including the payment date, payee, original document number, payment amount, and payment method for each of the amount-priority and delivery date-priority transportation methods, as illustrated in Figure 34, and supplies this to the printing device, which in this case is the output device 7. As a result, the payment schedule is printed and output.

This payment schedule allows the business operator to recognize the amount to be paid to each shipping company. Each piece of data on the payment schedule may also be output aloud.

The business operator also designates payments to each shipping company based on this payment schedule, etc. When this designation is made, the communication control unit 28 communicates with the payment source affiliated bank server device 31 to request the payment recipient to remit the freight.

The payer's affiliated bank server device 31 transfers the amount equivalent to the fare to the payee's affiliated bank server device 32. The payee's affiliated bank server device 32 then deposits the transferred fare and notifies the payee's terminal device 33 of the deposit. This completes the payment of the fare from the payer to the payee.

The business operator also specifies the display of a sales performance table. When the display of the sales performance table is specified, the display control unit 26 generates a sales performance table based on the sales expenses data shown in FIG. 31, including the sales date, customer, sales number, sales quantity, sales amount, product cost, freight amount, and gross profit excluding freight, as illustrated in FIG. 35, and displays it via the output device 7 (step S5).

Furthermore, when the business operator specifies that a sales performance report be printed, the print control unit 27 generates print data for the sales performance report, including the sales date, customer, sales number, sales quantity, sales amount, product cost, shipping amount, and gross profit excluding shipping, as illustrated in FIG. 35, and supplies this data to the printing device, which in this case is the output device 7. As a result, the sales performance report is printed and output.

This sales performance report allows the business operator to recognize the number of sales, sales amount, shipping charges, etc. for each customer. Each piece of data in the sales performance report can also be output by voice.

(Effects of the embodiment)
As is clear from the above description, the business support device 1 of the embodiment can manage freight unit prices in a master data format and automatically calculate the optimal shipping method. It can also create payment schedule data for the shipping company based on the freight charges incurred and perform payment processing. Furthermore, by outputting a sales performance table, it is possible to separately check the product cost and freight charges for sales, and confirm and analyze the gross profit for sales taking into account the product cost and freight charges.

In addition, the system allows you to check and analyze product costs and shipping costs relative to sales, which can contribute to reducing shipping costs in the future. Furthermore, by linking shipping data with payment schedule data, you can prevent duplicate management and ensure operations with strict internal controls.

[Contribution to the United Nations-led Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)]
This embodiment can contribute to improving business efficiency and promoting appropriate management decisions by companies, thereby contributing to the achievement of SDGs Goals 8 and 9.

Furthermore, this embodiment can contribute to reducing waste and promoting paperless and electronic systems, thereby contributing to SDGs Goals 12, 13, and 15.

Furthermore, this embodiment can contribute to strengthening control and governance, thereby contributing to Goal 16 of the SDGs.

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

For example, of the processes described in the 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 known methods.

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 business support device 1, each component shown in the figure is a functional concept and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown.

For example, all or any part of the processing functions of the business support device 1, particularly the control unit 3 and the various processing functions performed by the control unit 3, may be implemented by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be implemented as hardware using wired logic. The program is recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium containing programmed instructions for causing the information processing device to execute the processes described in this embodiment, and is mechanically read by the business support device 1 as needed. That is, a computer program is recorded in a storage unit such as a ROM or HDD for working with the OS to issue commands 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 3.

In addition, the business support program for this business support device 1 may be stored on another server device connected to the business support device 1 via any network, and all or part of it may be downloaded as needed.

The business support program for executing the processes described in this embodiment may be stored on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium or configured as a program product. Here, "recording medium" includes any portable physical medium, such as a memory card, USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, SD (Secure Digital) card, flexible disk, magneto-optical disk, ROM, EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read-Only Memory), CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read-Only Memory), MO (Magneto-Optical Disk), DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc.

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. It should be noted that a "program" is not necessarily limited to a single structure, but also includes a distributed structure consisting of multiple modules or libraries, or a structure that achieves its function by working in conjunction with a separate program, such as an OS. The specific structure and reading procedure for reading a recording medium in the business support device 1 shown in the embodiment, as well as the installation procedure after reading, can use well-known structures and procedures.

The memory unit 2 is a storage means such as a memory device such as RAM or ROM, a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, or an optical disk, and stores various programs, tables, databases, and web page files used for various processes and website provision.

The business support device 1 may also be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or workstation, or may also be configured as an information processing device to which any peripheral device is connected. The information processing device may also be implemented by installing software (including programs, data, etc.) that realizes 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 may be implemented in any combination, or embodiments may be implemented selectively.

The present invention is suitable for use in a variety of industries that use product delivery.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Business support device 2 Storage unit 3 Control unit 4 Communication interface unit 5 Input/output interface unit 6 Input device 7 Output device 11 Transportation method master 12 Distance group master 13 Freight unit price/transportation days master 21 Acquisition unit 22 Detection unit 23 Calculation unit 24 Selection unit 25 Data generation unit 26 Display control unit 27 Print control unit 28 Communication control unit 31 Paying affiliated bank server device 32 Payee affiliated bank server device 33 Payee terminal device 35 Network 51 Execute button

Claims (6)

an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the weight of the product to be transported and the transportation route;
At a minimum, each transportation company will have to pay for the vehicles it owns.
the loading capacity of each of said transport vehicles;
Each transportation route of the said goods;
A unit shipping cost, which is a shipping fee for each predetermined weight of the product;
a detection unit that refers to a storage unit that stores a vehicle fare, which is a fare set for one transport of each of the transport vehicles, based on the acquired information indicating the weight of the goods to be transported and the transport route, and detects a transport vehicle from among the transport vehicles that can load the goods of the weight to be transported and that matches the transport route of the goods, and also detects the transport unit price and vehicle fare of the detected transport vehicle;
a calculation unit for calculating a transportation weight freight rate, which is an amount obtained by multiplying the transportation unit price of the detected one or more transportation vehicles by the weight of the goods to be transported;
a selection unit that, when selecting a transportation mode in which the freight of the goods is paid at the transportation weight freight rate or a transportation mode in which the freight of the goods is paid at the vehicle freight rate set for one transportation of the transportation vehicle, selects the transportation mode corresponding to the lowest freight rate among the transportation weight freight rates of the detected one or more transportation vehicles and the vehicle freight rates of the detected one or more transportation vehicles as the transportation mode to be used for transporting the goods;
A business support device having the above. The storage unit stores the number of transportation days required to transport the goods for each of the transportation vehicles and each of the transportation routes,
The acquisition unit acquires designation information of price priority or delivery date priority designated by a business operator,
The selection unit
When price-priority designation information is acquired, when selecting a transportation mode in which the freight of the goods is paid at the transportation weight freight rate, or a transportation mode in which the freight of the goods is paid at the vehicle freight rate set for one transportation of the transportation vehicle, select the transportation mode corresponding to the lowest freight rate among the transportation weight freight rates of the detected one or more transportation vehicles and the vehicle freight rates of the detected one or more transportation vehicles as the transportation mode to be used for transporting the goods,
When specified information giving priority to delivery date is acquired, a transport vehicle with the shortest number of transport days is selected from the detected one or more transport vehicles, and a transport mode corresponding to a lower freight charge is selected as the transport mode to be used for transporting the goods, from among a transport mode in which the freight charge for the goods is paid at the freight weight charge of the selected transport vehicle, or a transport mode in which the freight charge for the goods is paid at the freight charge for one vehicle set for one transport of the transport vehicle;
2. The business support device according to claim 1, wherein: a data generation unit that generates payment schedule data including a payment amount, which is the amount of the transportation weight freight or the freight per vehicle of the transportation mode selected by the selection unit, and a transportation company of the transportation vehicle to which payment is to be made;
an output control unit that outputs the generated payment schedule data to an output unit;
3. The business support device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: the data generation unit generates sales performance data including the weight of the product, the cost price of the product, the sales amount corresponding to the weight of the product, the amount of the transportation weight freight or the freight per vehicle for the transportation mode selected by the selection unit, and a gross profit which is the amount obtained by subtracting the cost price and the amount of the transportation weight freight or the freight per vehicle from the sales amount;
the output control unit outputs the generated sales performance data to the output unit;
4. The business support device according to claim 3, wherein: an acquiring step in which an acquiring unit acquires information indicating a weight of the product to be transported and a transportation route;
At a minimum, each transportation company will have to pay for the vehicles it owns.
the loading capacity of each of said transport vehicles;
Each transportation route of the said goods;
A unit shipping cost, which is a shipping fee for each predetermined weight of the product;
a detection step in which a detection unit refers to a memory unit that stores a vehicle fare, which is a fare set for one transport of each of the transport vehicles, based on the acquired information indicating the weight of the goods to be transported and the transport route, and detects a transport vehicle from among the transport vehicles that can load the goods of the weight to be transported and that matches the transport route of the goods, and detects the transport unit price and vehicle fare of the detected transport vehicle;
a calculation step in which a calculation unit calculates a transportation weight freight rate, which is an amount obtained by multiplying the transportation unit price of the detected one or more transportation vehicles by the weight of the goods to be transported;
a selection step in which the selection unit, when selecting a transportation mode in which the freight of the goods is paid at the transportation weight freight rate or a transportation mode in which the freight of the goods is paid at the vehicle freight rate set for one transportation of the transportation vehicle, selects the transportation mode corresponding to the lowest freight rate among the transportation weight freight rates of the detected one or more transportation vehicles and the vehicle freight rates of the detected one or more transportation vehicles as the transportation mode to be used for transporting the goods;
A business support method having the above. Computer,
an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the weight of the product to be transported and the transportation route;
At a minimum, each transportation company will have to pay for the vehicles it owns.
the loading capacity of each of said transport vehicles;
Each transportation route of the said goods;
A unit shipping cost, which is a shipping fee for each predetermined weight of the product;
a detection unit that refers to a storage unit that stores a vehicle fare, which is a fare set for one transport of each of the transport vehicles, based on the acquired information indicating the weight of the goods to be transported and the transport route, and detects a transport vehicle from among the transport vehicles that can load the goods of the weight to be transported and that matches the transport route of the goods, and also detects the transport unit price and vehicle fare of the detected transport vehicle;
a calculation unit for calculating a transportation weight freight rate, which is an amount obtained by multiplying the transportation unit price of the detected one or more transportation vehicles by the weight of the goods to be transported;
functioning as a selection unit that, when selecting a transportation mode in which the freight for the goods is paid at the freight weight freight, or a transportation mode in which the freight for the goods is paid at the vehicle freight rate set for one transportation of the transportation vehicle, selects the transportation mode corresponding to the lowest freight rate among the detected freight weight freight rates for the one or more transportation vehicles and the detected vehicle freight rates for the one or more transportation vehicles as the transportation mode to be used for transporting the goods;
A business support program that features: