System and method for stocktaking management

• US 20040153380A1
• Filed: 12/29/2003
• Published: 08/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tsai, Ming Fang
• Granted Patent: US 7,207,484 B2
• 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

A system for stocktaking management includes a server computer (10) and at least one warehouse (40) connected with the server computer via a network (30). Each warehouse includes a plurality of stock locators (44), each stock locator has a single, unique identification number, each warehouse further comprises at least one client computer (42) connected with the server computer for a user to input information on stocks; the server computer is used for storing and processing information on stocks, the server computer comprises at least an input device for inputting information on stocks (16), at least a display device for displaying (18), at least a database (14) for storing information on stocks, and a function module (12) for receiving and processing the information on stocks input by a user. A related method is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A system for stocktaking management, the system comprising a server computer and at least one warehouse connected with the server computer via a network, wherein:

the at least one warehouse comprises a plurality of stock locators, each of the stock locators having a unique identification number, and the at least one warehouse further comprises at least one client computer connected with the server computer for a user to input information on stocks; and

the server computer is used for storing and processing information on stocks, the server computer comprising at least one input device, at least one display device, at least one database and a function module, wherein;

the at least one input device is used for inputting information on stocks;

the at least one display device is used for displaying information on stocks;

the at least one database is used for storing information on stocks; and

the function module displays a user interface on the at least one display device for receiving and processing the information on stocks input by a user, the function module comprising an information maintaining module, a stock change maintaining module and a stocktaking managing module.

2. The system for stocktaking management as described in claim 1, wherein the stocktaking managing module comprises a stocktaking result table generating module, a stocktaking value maintaining module, a stocktaking difference adjusting module, and a stocktaking difference analyzing module, wherein:

the stocktaking result table generating module generates a stocktaking result table according to the stocktaking results;

the stocktaking value maintaining module stores the stocktaking results in the database;

the stocktaking difference adjusting module updates a book value according to the stocktaking results; and

the stocktaking difference analyzing module generates a difference analyzing table according to a difference between the book value and a stocktaking value.

3. A method for stocktaking management, the method comprising the following steps:

providing at least one client computer for a user to input information on stocks;

providing a server computer for storing and processing the information on stocks, the server computer comprising at least one input device for a user to input information on stocks, at least one display device for displaying information on stocks, at least one database for storing information on stocks and a function module for receiving and processing the information on stocks input by the user;

displaying a user interface on the at least one display device, and receiving and processing the information on stocks input by the user;

providing a stocktaking range for the user to select; and

receiving the stocktaking range selected by the user, and generating a stocktaking result table.

4. The method for stocktaking management as described in claim 3, further comprising the step of:

receiving a stocktaking value, and storing the stocktaking value in the database.

5. The method for stocktaking management as described in claim 4, further comprising the step of:

updating a book value according to the stocktaking value.

6. The method for stocktaking management as described in claim 5, further comprising the step of:

calculating a difference between the stocktaking value and the book value; and

generating a difference analyzing table according to the difference between the stocktaking value and the book value.