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Product consignment management device and product consignment management method for call sales

  • US 20020046059A1
  • Filed: 07/26/2001
  • Published: 04/18/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A consignment management device for managing consignment of a product that is delivered and consigned to a customer in the field of call sales comprising:

  • means for inputting an amount of product consumed by the customer and a call cycle of the customer;

    first storage means for storing the input consumed amount;

    second storage means for storing the input call cycle;

    means for acquiring both the consumed amount from the first storage means and the call cycle from the second storage means and calculating a standard deviation of an amount of the product consumed over a predetermined period by all customers;

    third storage means for storing the calculated standard deviation;

    means for acquiring the standard deviation from the third storage means and setting an expiry date rank for the product to be consigned to the customer based on the standard deviation; and

    means for outputting the set expiry date rank.

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