JP2009122900A - Multi-item bottom up estimation system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multi-item bottom up estimation system and method for enabling a buyer to buy as many products as possible at low costs as a whole by setting purchase request quantity and priority order to his or her desired options, accessories, and consumables or the like in advance, and allowing a supplier to add suppliable quantity according to the priority order. <P>SOLUTION: This multi-item bottom up estimation system 1 includes: an input accepting means 3 for accepting estimation information from an estimation applicant for a plurality of predetermined items; an evaluation means 4 for evaluating each estimation applicant about what kind of items satisfying the predetermined required quantity can be supplied in the descending order of priority on the basis of the estimation information accepted by the input accepting means; and a determination means 5 for determining the supplier on the basis of the number of items evaluated to be available by the evaluation means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a multi-item accumulation estimation system and a multi-item accumulation estimation method.

When purchasing OA equipment, etc., after selecting a model that seems to be available for purchase in advance, after making a competitive estimate and confirming the contract amount, additional accessories and consumables may be purchased separately within the surplus budget. There were many. Conventionally, a mechanism has been proposed to provide customers with as many products as possible within the profitable range while considering profitability on the part of the supplier (for example, Patent Document 1), but as many orders as possible on the purchaser side. There is no prior art on the mechanism to procure the product at low cost.
JP 2005-234804 A

Even if the equipment itself can be procured at a low price in the case of conventional competition, if you purchase additional options, etc., the purchase source is limited to the equipment manufacturer, so the competitive effect does not work, and ultimately the total In some cases, the cost was high.
In addition, when competing for all required accessories as necessary items in advance, if it is difficult to deliver within the budget, the estimate may be declined or the contract may not be established, and the purchase quantity may need to be reviewed.
Furthermore, when an optional product is additionally ordered after contracting the device body, the delivery time of the device body may be delayed in conjunction with the ordering time of the additional product.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and sets desired purchase quantities and priorities for desired optional items, accessories, consumables, etc., and can be delivered according to the priorities by the supplier. It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-item accumulation estimation system and a multi-item accumulation estimation method that enables procurement of a large amount of ordered items as much as possible for a procurement person by raising the quantity.
Specifically, the following multi-item accumulation estimation system and multi-item accumulation estimation method are provided.

  (1) Input acceptance means for accepting estimate information from an estimate applicant for a plurality of predetermined items, and in order from the highest priority that is predetermined for the items based on the estimate information received by the input acceptance means Evaluating means for evaluating for each estimated applicant whether the desired quantity can be delivered for an item for which a desired quantity has been determined in advance, and a determining means for determining an ordering party based on the number of items evaluated as possible by the evaluating means And a multi-item stacked quotation system.

According to such a configuration of the present invention, based on the estimate information received from the estimate applicant, the estimate applicant who can deliver the desired quantity for the largest number of items in order from the highest priority item is determined as the ordering party. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately place an order for a main product with a high priority and an accessory product with a low priority.
As a result, the main body is not cheap and the accessories are not expensive, and it is possible to place an order that is most profitable overall.

  (2) If the determination means cannot determine the ordering party based only on the number of items evaluated as possible by the evaluation means, the quantity that can be delivered for the item that has not been evaluated as possible, or the quotation application The multi-item accumulation estimation system according to (1), wherein the supplier is determined based on the discount amount included in the estimate information relating to the person.

  According to this configuration of the present invention, when the number of items that can be delivered in a desired quantity by a plurality of estimate applicants is the same, an ordering party can be determined based on the deliverable quantity of other items. As a result, even if delivery of a desired quantity is not possible for all items, it is possible to place an order with the most advantageous estimate.

  If a plurality of estimate applicants can deliver the desired quantity for all items, they can place an order at the destination with the largest discount amount. As a result, it is possible to place an order with the most favorable estimate information as a whole, so that it is possible to place a profitable order while maintaining fairness.

(3) The estimate information includes a deliverable amount for an additional item not included in the item,
In the case where the ordering party cannot be determined based only on the number of items evaluated as possible, the determining unit further determines the ordering party based on the deliverable amount for the additional item (1) Multi-item stacked quotation system described in

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, when the number of items that can be delivered in a desired quantity of a plurality of quotation applicants is the same, the product other than the item for which the initial quotation request is made, the so-called “bonus” is the largest. Can be ordered.

  (4) For a plurality of items for which an estimate applicant is requested to estimate, information relating to the priority determined in advance for the item, the desired quantity if there is a desired quantity, and the planned contract amount is sent to the estimated applicant. The multi-item accumulation estimation system according to any one of (1) to (3), further including:

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, information necessary for making an estimate of a product for which an estimate is requested is sent as electronic information, so rationalization including input processing on the estimate applicant side can do.

  (5) A method for determining an ordering party using a computer, based on an input receiving step for receiving estimate information from an estimate applicant for a plurality of predetermined items, and based on the estimate information received by the input receiving step, An evaluation step that evaluates for each estimated applicant whether or not a desired quantity can be delivered for an item for which a desired quantity has been determined in advance from the highest priority that is predetermined for the item, and is possible by the evaluation step. And a determination step of determining a supplier based on the evaluated number of items.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, since a method for realizing the multi-item accumulation estimation system described in (1) using a computer is provided, the same effects as in the invention described in (1) can be obtained. Can do.

  According to the present invention, all commodities for which an estimate is to be made can be placed together at the most advantageous conditions and can be ordered at the most advantageous conditions, so that the overall ordering cost can be reduced and the administrative burden associated with ordering can be reduced. . In addition, it is easy to avoid delays in delivery due to additional orders.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, an example of the best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a functional outline of the multi-item stacking estimation system 1 and a relationship with elements related to the system.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the multi-item stacking estimation system 1.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a login screen for inputting a password for an estimate applicant to access the estimate input screen.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an estimate input screen that is input by an estimate applicant.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an estimate evaluation table created based on estimate information input by a plurality of estimate applicants.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the multi-item stacking estimation system 1.

[Overall configuration of multi-item stacking estimation system 1]
The multi-item accumulation estimation system 1 is constructed on a computer and includes a transmission means 2, an input reception means 3, an evaluation means 4, a determination means 5, and a storage means 6, as shown in FIG. Further, it is connected to the terminal 7 of the applicant for quotation through a network 10 such as the Internet. When there are a plurality of estimated applicants, there are a plurality of estimated applicants' terminals.

  The transmission means 2 transmits information related to the item for which an estimate is requested to the estimate applicant's terminal 7. Specifically, when an estimate applicant accesses a URL of an estimate input screen provided on the Web, the content is displayed on the terminal 7 of the estimate applicant.

  The input receiving unit 3 receives the estimate information that the estimate applicant has entered on the estimate input screen at the terminal 7.

  Evaluation means 4 looks at the estimate information received from the estimate applicant and evaluates for each estimate applicant whether the desired quantity can be delivered for the item for which the estimate is requested or not. To do. The result is reflected in an estimate evaluation table (described later).

  The determination means 5 determines which estimate applicant should place an order based on the evaluation of the evaluation means 4.

  The storage means 6 stores information on the item for which an estimate is requested, the ID and password of the estimate applicant, and the like. The storage means 6 also has a time limit for accepting the estimate.

[Hardware configuration of multi-item stacking estimation system 1]
A hardware configuration of the multi-item stacking estimation system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The multi-item stacking estimation system 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31 (a plurality of CPUs such as a CPU 32 may be added in a multiprocessor configuration), a bus 20, a communication I / F (I / F). Interface) 33, main memory 34, BIOS (Basic Input Output System) 35, display device 36, I / O controller 37, and input devices 38 such as a keyboard and a mouse.

  The control unit 30 is a device for comprehensively controlling the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1, and cooperates with the above-described hardware by appropriately reading and executing various programs stored in the hard disk 40 (described later). In addition, various functions according to the present invention are realized.

  The communication I / F 33 receives the request for access to the URL of the estimate input screen from the estimate applicant via the network 10 such as the Internet, and sends the estimate input screen to the terminal 7 of the estimate applicant. Or a network adapter for receiving estimate information entered on the estimate input screen by an estimate applicant. The communication I / F 33 may include a modem, a cable modem, and an Ethernet (registered trademark) adapter. The BIOS 35 records a boot program executed by the CPU 31 when the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1 is started, a program depending on the hardware of the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1, and the like.

  The display device 36 includes a display device such as a cathode ray tube display device (CRT) or a liquid crystal display device (LCD). A storage device 42 such as a hard disk 40 and a semiconductor memory 41 can be connected to the I / O controller 37. The input device 38 accepts input by an administrator of the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1. The hard disk 40 stores various programs for causing the hardware to function as the multi-item stacking estimation system 1, a program for executing the functions of the present invention, and a table to be described later.

  Although the hardware configuration of the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1 has been mainly described above, the functions described above are realized by installing a program in a computer and operating the computer as the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1. You can also. Therefore, the functions realized by the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1 described as an embodiment in the present invention are executed by executing the above-described method by the computer or by introducing the above-described program into the computer. Can also be realized.

  The computer referred to in the present invention refers to an information processing device including a storage device, a control unit, and the like. This information processing apparatus is included in the concept of the computer of the present invention.

  The control unit 30 mainly corresponds to the transmission unit 2, the input reception unit 3, the evaluation unit 4, and the determination unit 5, and the storage unit 42 corresponds to the storage unit 6.

[Enter ID and password]
In this embodiment, the estimate applicant receives an ID in advance and registers a password. This is because it is customary to request an estimate with a limited number of companies when seeking an estimate.

  When an estimate applicant receives a notification of an application for an estimate by telephone or e-mail, the estimate applicant accesses the orderer's estimate input screen provided on the Web. Enter the password 52. The orderer compares whether the input ID 51 and password 52 are correct with the contents recorded in the storage device 42.

[Enter estimate information]
If the input content is correct, an estimate input screen (FIG. 4) is transmitted to the estimate applicant's terminal 7 and displayed. On the estimate input screen, the planned contract amount, priority, item, unit, and desired quantity set as information for requesting an estimate are displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 4, eight items are displayed side by side in descending order of priority. On the other hand, the estimate applicant inputs his / her estimate information in each column of the desired quantity deliverable flag 61, the quantity 62, and the discount amount 63.

  The quotation applicant checks the desired quantity delivery flag if the desired quantity can be delivered for each item in order of priority, and if the requested quantity is not available, but if it is possible, the quantity Enter the quantity available for delivery in the field. In the quantity column, when the desired quantity possible flag is checked, “-(hyphen)” is automatically set. At this time, if the desired quantity delivery flag is not checked for a certain item, the next item can be prevented from being input. This is because it is meaningless to receive an estimate for an item with a lower priority if it cannot be delivered for an item with a higher priority.

  If you check the desired quantity delivery flag for all items, you can enter a discount amount. The discount amount cannot be entered unless the desired quantity delivery flag is checked for all items.

[Evaluation of estimate information]
FIG. 5 shows an estimate evaluation table created based on the input estimate information in the case where the estimate applicants are 5 companies from A company to E company. With the planned contract value of 15 million yen, Company A indicates that all items up to priority 3 can be delivered, but only 36 units can be delivered using the priority 4 dedicated table. In this case, the items after the priority order 5 are not entered. Similarly, Company B can deliver all the items up to priority 5 with up to 10 boxes of priority 6 toner, and Company C can deliver all the items up to priority 4 and 38 SDRAM modules with priority 5 It shows that it can only be delivered to the stand.

  On the other hand, both Company D and Company E can deliver the desired quantity for all items up to priority 8, and the discount amount is displayed. The discount for company D is 1 million yen and that for company E is 0 yen. 0 yen means that Company E has not entered anything into the discount amount 63 on the estimate input screen of FIG.

[Determine supplier]
When there is an application for an estimate as shown in FIG. 5, among the two companies, Company D and Company E, which can deliver the desired quantity for all items, Company D having a large discount amount is determined as the ordering party. If there is one company that can deliver the desired quantity for all items, it will be determined regardless of the discount amount, but if that destination has entered a discount amount, the discount will be applied. The later amount is the contract amount.

[Processing flow of multi-item stacking estimation system 1]
The processing flow of the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1 until the ordering party is determined will be described with reference to FIG.
(1) An input of ID and password is accepted from an estimate applicant (S10).
(2) The entered ID and password are checked (S20). If the result is not correct (S20: No), the process returns to S10.
(3) When the input ID and password are correct (S20: Yes), an estimate input screen (FIG. 4) is transmitted to the terminal 7 of the estimate applicant (S30). Here, the control unit 30 of the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1 functions as a transmission unit.
(4) Estimate applicant receives the estimate information input on the estimate input screen (S40). Here, the control unit 30 of the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1 functions as an input receiving unit.
(5) The received estimate information is reflected in the estimate evaluation table (FIG. 5) (S50). Like the estimate input screen, the estimate evaluation table has items for which estimates are requested arranged in priority order, and there are separate fields for setting estimate information for each estimate applicant. The list shows the number of items that can be delivered. Here, the control unit 30 of the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1 functions as an evaluation unit.
(6) It is checked whether or not estimate information has been accepted from all destinations for which an estimate is requested (S60). As a result, when estimate information has been received from all destinations (S60: Yes), the process proceeds to S80.
(7) When the estimate information has not been received from all the destinations (S60: No), it is checked whether or not the input period for the estimate has arrived (S70). As a result, when the input deadline has arrived (S70: Yes), the acceptance of the estimate information is terminated and the process proceeds to S80. If the input deadline has not arrived (S70: No), the process returns to S10 in order to further request input of estimate information.
(8) A supplier is determined based on the estimate evaluation table (S80). The determination method is as described above. Here, the control unit 30 of the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1 functions as a determination unit.

  According to this embodiment, it is possible to obtain a quote for a preliminarily selected estimate applicant by a deadline and to know whether delivery is possible according to the priority order for all items for which a quote is requested. It is possible to determine a destination with the best condition as an ordering party for all necessary items within a given time.

(Second Embodiment)
In the second embodiment, a determination method will be described in the case where there is no destination to which a desired quantity can be delivered for all items for which an estimate is requested. The first embodiment is different from FIG. 5 only in the estimation evaluation table, and the other figures are the same, so the description is omitted.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an estimate evaluation table according to the second embodiment. The difference from FIG. 5 is that the estimate information of company D and company E is different. In this embodiment, Company D can deliver up to 112 recycled papers with priority level 8. On the other hand, Company E indicates that it is possible to deliver the desired quantity up to the priority level 7 stapler needle, but it is not possible to deliver the priority level 8 recycled paper.

  The two companies agree that they can deliver the desired quantity up to the priority 7 stapler needle, but there is a difference in the deliverable quantity of the priority 8 recycled paper. In this case, Company D, which has a large deliverable quantity of the priority 8 recycled paper, is determined as the ordering party.

  In this example, since there are two companies that can deliver the desired quantity up to the stapler needle with priority level 7, the comparison was made with the deliverable quantity of recycled paper with priority level 8. If there is only one company, Regardless of the quantity of priority 8 recycled paper that can be delivered, it will be decided by that one company. However, the quantity entered as the deliverable quantity is assumed to be delivered.

  In this example, the quantity of the final item (recycled paper) is determined. However, if the desired quantity can be delivered only to the priority level 6 toner, delivery of the priority level 7 stapler needle is possible. You may make it judge by possible quantity. Of course, if it is necessary for all stapler needles to be delivered, the number of suppliers will not be determined, and the number of applicants for quotation should be increased, or the conditions such as the item for which the quotation will be requested and the contract amount should be changed to request a new estimate. It may be.

  Further, the desired quantity may not be determined for the item with the lowest priority, and each estimated applicant may be allowed to input as much delivery quantity as possible. In that case, since the desired quantity deliverable flag 61 in FIG. 4 is not checked for that item, no discount amount is input. However, even in this case, it is still the same that the place where the most advantageous conditions for the orderer are finally presented is determined as the order place.

  The same result is obtained when the desired quantity is increased so that no one can deliver the entire quantity.

  According to this embodiment, when there is no destination to which a desired quantity can be delivered for all items for which an estimate is requested, the destination with the best condition can be determined as the ordering destination.

(Third embodiment)
In the third embodiment, a case will be described in which when there are a plurality of destinations capable of delivering a desired quantity for all items for which an estimate is requested, another item is provided as an extra. The difference from the first embodiment is that there is a column related to the additional item in the estimate input screen and the estimate evaluation table.

[Enter estimate information]
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an estimate input screen according to the third embodiment. Here, there is an additional item input field different from the item for which an estimate is requested, and an additional item name 71, a unit 72, a quantity 73, and a discount conversion amount 74 are provided. This field can be entered only when the desired quantity delivery flag 61 is checked for all items for which an estimate is to be made.

  In addition to the input of the additional item, the discount amount 63 may be input at the same time.

[Evaluation of estimate information]
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an estimate evaluation table according to the third embodiment. In this case, a column for the additional item discount conversion amount is provided below the discount amount column together with the item name of the additional item and the deliverable quantity. This is because both the discount amount and the additional product discount amount are profitable for the orderer. In addition, a column for an estimated evaluation value obtained by subtracting an additional product discount conversion amount from the contract amount is provided below the contract amount column. As a result, it is possible to grasp the actual estimated amount considering the amount equivalent to the extra amount.

  According to this embodiment, in the case where delivery of a desired quantity can be received for all items for which a quotation is requested, it is possible to determine the most advantageous destination as an ordering destination even when an additional product is provided.

  However, in order to prevent unfavorably taking orders by increasing the discounted amount for a small amount of bonuses, the orderer must either deliver extra items or actually reduce the discounted amount. It is good to be able to ask for an estimate applicant by selecting whether to deliver the ordered product with a discount.

  The present invention can also be applied to a reverse auction.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

It is a figure which shows the function outline | summary of the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and the relationship with the element relevant to the system. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the login screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the estimate input screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the estimate evaluation table | surface which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the multi-item accumulation estimation system 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the estimate evaluation table | surface which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the estimate input screen which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the estimate evaluation table | surface which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Multi-item accumulation estimation system 20 Bus 30 Control unit 42 Storage device

Claims (5)

An input receiving means for receiving estimate information from an estimate applicant for a plurality of predetermined items;
Based on the estimate information received by the input receiving means, for each estimate applicant, it is possible to deliver the desired quantity for the item for which the desired quantity has been determined in advance, starting with the one with the predetermined priority for the item. An evaluation means to evaluate;
A multi-item accumulation estimation system comprising: a determination unit that determines an ordering party based on the number of items evaluated as possible by the evaluation unit.   In the case where it is not possible to determine a supplier based only on the number of items evaluated as possible by the evaluation unit, the determining unit further relates to the deliverable quantity for the item that has not been evaluated as possible or the estimate applicant. 2. The multi-item accumulation estimation system according to claim 1, wherein an ordering party is determined based on a discount amount included in the estimation information. The estimate information includes a deliverable amount for an additional item not included in the item,
2. The determination unit according to claim 1, wherein when the ordering party cannot be determined based only on the number of items evaluated as possible, the determination unit further determines the ordering party based on a deliverable amount for the additional item. Multi-item stacked quotation system described in   For a plurality of items for which an estimate applicant is requested to estimate, a transmission means for transmitting to the estimate applicant information relating to the priority set in advance for the item, the desired amount if there is a desired amount, and the planned contract amount The multi-item accumulation estimation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: A method of determining a supplier using a computer,
An input receiving step for receiving estimate information from an estimate applicant for a plurality of predetermined items;
Based on the estimate information received in the input receiving step, for each estimate applicant, it is possible to deliver the desired quantity for the item for which the desired quantity has been determined in advance, starting with the one with the highest priority for the item. An evaluation step to evaluate;
And a determination step for determining a supplier based on the number of items evaluated as possible by the evaluation step.

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