Data processing method for a parts supply management system

• US 20020174037A1
• Filed: 10/04/2001
• Published: 11/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rubycon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Rubycon Corporation
• Inventors: Komatsu, Yukio, Tonouchi, Hidenori
• Application Number:
  US09/958,170
• Publication Number:
  US 20020174037A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

The present invention provides a data processing method for a parts supply management system for supplying a volume of parts which is neither excessive nor short by maintaining a close relationship between a user and a supplier. In the data processing method, a supplier side server (10) receives parts utilization forecast information and order information from a user side server (20) via a network (1), stores the parts utilization forecast information and the order information, obtains production arrangement information based on the parts utilization forecast information, obtains stock forecast information based on the parts utilization forecast information or the order information, and obtains supplement information based on the parts utilization forecast information and the stock forecast information.

Claims

1. A data processing method, for a parts supply management system having a supplier side sever and a user side server which are both connected accessibly to a network, comprises the steps of:

in said supplier side server,

transmitting parts utilization forecast information and order information from said user side server via said network;

storing said parts utilization forecast information and said order information;

obtaining production arrangement information based on said parts utilization forecast information, said production arrangement information being used to initiate arrangements for production of parts and transportation of parts;

obtaining stock forecast information based on said parts utilization forecast information or said order information; and

obtaining supplement information based on said parts utilization forecast information and said stock forecast information, said supplement information being used to initiate supplement of parts and transportation of parts.

2. The data processing method of claim 1, wherein said supplier side sever produces a display screen including said production arrangement information, said stock forecast information and said supplement information, and

transmits said display screen to said user side sever.

3. The data processing method of claim 1, wherein said production arrangement information is determined based on said parts utilization forecast information for a first period which is equal to or longer than a required period for supplying parts from the supplier to the user.

4. The data processing method of claim 1, wherein said supplement information is determined based on said parts utilization forecast information and said stock forecast information for a second period which is shorter than said first period.

5. The data processing method of claim 2, wherein said supplier side sever compares said order information with said stock forecast information and issues an alarm on said display screen in case a volume indicated in said stock forecast information does not reach a volume indicated in said order information.

6. The data processing method of claim 2, wherein said supplier side server obtains delivery agreed volume information corresponding to a parts volume which the supplier agrees to deliver to the user based on said parts utilization forecast information and stock agreed volume information corresponding to a parts volume which the supplier agrees to keep as a stock for the user and displays said delivery agreed volume information and said stock agreed volume information on said display screen.

7. The data processing method of claim 6, wherein said supplier side server obtains excessively utilized volume information representing an order status on the user side based on said delivery agreed volume information and said order information and displays said excessively utilized volume information on said display screen.

8. The data processing method of claim 2, wherein said supplier side server obtains information representing a parts supply status on the supplier side based on said production arrangement information and said supplement information and displays said information on said display screen.

9. The data processing method of claim 1, wherein said supplier side server receives emergency transportation information transmitted from said user side server via said network and modifies said stock forecast information based on said emergency transportation information.

10. The data processing method of claim 9, wherein said emergency transportation information includes information on a transportation method.

11. The data processing method of claim 1, wherein said supplier side server transmits said production arrangement information, said stock forecast information and said supplement information to said user side server via said network in order to produce a display screen.

12. The data processing method of claim 11, wherein said supplier side server obtains delivery agreed volume information corresponding to a parts volume which the supplier agrees to deliver to the user based on said parts utilization forecast information and stock agreed volume information corresponding to a parts volume which the supplier agrees to keep as a stock for the user and transmits said delivery agreed volume information and stock agreed volume information to said user side server via said network.

13. The data processing method of claim 11, wherein said supplier side server obtains information representing a parts supply status on said supplier side based on said production arrangement information and said supplement information and transmits said information, so obtained, to said user side server via said network.

14. The data processing method of claim 11, wherein said supplier side server obtains information representing a parts supply status on the supplier side based on said production arrangement information and said supplement information and transmits said information, so obtained, to said user side server via said network.

15. The data processing method of claim 11, wherein said supplier side server receives emergency transportation information transmitted from said user side server via said network and modifies said stock forecast information based on said emergency transportation information.

16. The data processing method of claim 15, wherein said emergency transportation information includes information on a transportation method.