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

• Current Assignee: Kentop Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kentop Corporation
• Inventors: Tsumura, Kenji
• Application Number:
  US09/915,730
• Publication Number:
  US 20020046059A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

There are provided a product consignment management device and a product consignment management method in the field of call sales for managing product consignment so that a product is efficiently consumed before its expiry date. An amount of a product consumed by each customer and a call cycle are input using an input means 11 and stored in storage means 12. Standard deviation calculation means 13 acquires both the amount consumed and the call cycle from the storage means 12 and calculates the standard deviation S of the amount of product consumed by all customers over a predetermined period. This is then stored in the storage means 12. A rank setting means 14 acquires the standard deviation S from the storage means 12 and sets an expiry date rank for a product to be consigned to a customer based on this standard deviation S. The set expiry date rank is then output using an output means 15.

Claims

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.

2. The consignment management device according to claim 1, wherein the expiry date ranks are classified according to deviation values calculated based on the standard deviation.

3. The consignment management device according to claim 2, wherein the deviation values are calculated based on an average amount of the product consumed by all customers over the predetermined period and an average amount of the product consumed by the customer over the predetermined period.

4. A consignment management method for managing consignment of a product that is delivered and consigned to a customer in the field of call sales, wherein:

an amount of the product consumed by the customer and a call cycle of the customer are input and stored;

a standard deviation of an amount of the product consumed over a predetermined period by all customers is calculated from the stored amount consumed and call cycle and is then stored;

an expiry date rank for the product to be consigned to the customer is set based on the stored standard deviation;

the set expiry date is output; and

a product to be consigned to a customer is decided based on the output expiry date rank.