JPH0229890A - Commodity control method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is directed to POS (Point of 5ales)
The present invention relates to a product management method in a system, and particularly relates to a product management method suitable for inventory management and expiration date management of products such as fresh foods that have a best-before or sell-by date.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional POS systems generally have a product management file that categorizes data such as arrival quantity, sales quantity, and inventory quantity for each individual product, and by updating the product management file based on product identification information input at the time of sale. ,
Product management such as sales performance and inventory status is performed for each individual product.

Regarding such POS systems and product management, for example, an overview is given on pages 10 to 11 of "Introduction to RPOS" (edited by Chiki Kanai, published by Ohmsha Co., Ltd.), and details are given in other parts. There is.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-mentioned conventional product management method is to manage each product individually, and if the product is the same, it is managed uniformly without considering the arrival, manufacturing process, length of time left until the expiration date, etc. Therefore, there is a problem in that it is not possible to adequately manage products such as fresh foods whose value changes depending on the expiration date or which become unsaleable.

An object of the present invention is to provide a product management method suitable for products such as fresh foods, for which the newness of the product, the number of days since arrival, etc. are important for management.

[Means to solve the problem]

The above purpose is to provide a POS system with a product management file that categorizes data such as inventory quantity for each product by date and time of arrival, date and time elapsed since arrival, expiration date and time, or date and time remaining until the expiration date. This is accomplished by inputting product identification information and deadline-related date and time data at the time of product sale, and updating the product management file based on this input data and sales date and time.

[For production]

By updating the product management file, which categorizes data by date and time related to deadlines for each individual product, based on the input data at the time of product sale and the date and time of product sale, the date and time of each product's arrival or the elapsed date and time since arrival. It is possible to grasp the inventory status for each deadline-related date and time, such as the best-before date and time or the remaining date and time until the prize expiration date. therefore.

For products where freshness is an issue, such as perishable foods, it becomes possible to appropriately and carefully manage products, such as adjusting the purchasing of products that are nearing their expiration date, adjusting inventory through discount sales, and disposing of products that have expired.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a product management system that is the core of the system, and PO8 terminals 2.3 (generally many) installed in the product sales area are connected to this via a line 6.
Each PO8 terminal 2, 3 has a product label reading device 4 that reads and inputs data on product labels attached to sales products.
, 5 are connected. In addition, product management system 1 includes
Data entry bag W for entering data at the time of arrival and inspection
7 and a product label issuing device 8 that issues a product label to be attached to the product are connected via a line 9. A product management file 20 stores data used by the product management system 1 for product management.

The product label issued by the product label issuing device 8 has a second
A product code 10 as shown in the figure is recorded as a barcode or the like. This product code 10 includes a product identification code 101, which is product identification information, and a product arrival date 102.

FIG. 3 shows the format of the product management file 20.

This file includes a part 203 of data on the arrival quantity, sales quantity, and inventory quantity classified by the number of days elapsed from the arrival of the product to the date of sale for each single product, a part 201 of the product identification code corresponding to each single product, and a part 201 of the product name. part 20
It consists of 2.

The process at the time of product arrival will be explained with reference to FIG. When a product arrives in stock, the product management system 1 inputs the product identification code and incoming quantity of the product from the data input device 7 (Step 301), and then records the incoming quantity in the product management file 20 as the product's arrival on the same day. In step 302), the product management file 20 is updated. Next, the product label issuing device 8 issues a product label containing the product identification code and today's date of the product (step 303), and the product with this product label attached is placed on the sales floor.

The process at the time of product sale will be explained with reference to FIG. When selling products, product label reading devices 4 and 5 of POS terminals 2 and 3
reads the product label attached to the product, and inputs the data of the product code (Fig. 2) into the product management system 1 through the PO8 terminals 2 and 3 (step 401). Based on the date and the current date, calculate how many days ago the product was received (step 402), and the product management file 20
increase the sales quantity for the corresponding arrival of the product in
Also performs update processing to reduce inventory quantity (step 4)
02,403).

Processing when a store is closed will be explained with reference to FIG. At the time of closing, for each product, in the product management file 20, the items received on that day are changed to the items received the day before, the items received the day before are changed to the items received two days before,
In this way, the data on the arrival quantity, sales quantity, and inventory quantity are sequentially copied to the data area for the arrival one day earlier (step 501).

In parallel with this, it is checked whether there is any inventory that has passed the product sell-by date n days from the arrival date and time (step 502), and a warning message is output for products that have expired inventory (step 502).
Step 503).

According to the above-mentioned product management method, it is possible to grasp the sales performance and inventory status of products for each date and time that has passed since arrival, so checking of sell-by dates such as best-before dates can be done automatically and in advance. This also makes it possible to change the selling price or adjust the amount of additional purchases based on the inventory status of products that are about to expire.

Note that the format of the product management file is not limited to the above example, and may contain information such as arrival date and time, manufacturing date and time, best-before date or sell-by date, or remaining date and time until the best-before date or sell-by date for each individual product. It is clear that similar management is possible by using a format in which data such as inventory quantity is classified according to the deadline-related date and time, which is an element. Also,
In the above embodiment, the day is the unit of management, but depending on the product, it is also effective to manage the time in detail.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, for products such as fresh foods for which management of expiration dates and sell-by dates is important, management of expiry dates and selling prices near expiration, etc.
It has become possible to carry out appropriate and detailed management, which was previously impossible, and it also has the effect of not requiring any particular increase in the effort of the operator at the point of product sale to enable such management. can get.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a PoS system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a diagram showing the format of a product code on a product label, Figure 3 is a diagram showing the format of a product management file, and Figure 4 is a diagram showing the format of a product management file.
This figure is a flowchart of the process when a product arrives, FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the process when a product is sold, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the process when the store is closed. 1... Product management system, 2, 3... PO8 terminal, 4.5... Product label reading device. 7...Data input device, 8...Product label issuing device, 20...Product management file.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) The POS system is equipped with a product management file that categorizes data such as inventory quantity by date and time of arrival for each product, date and time elapsed since arrival, expiration date and time, or date and time remaining until the expiration date.
A product management method characterized by inputting product identification information and deadline-related date and time data at the time of product sale, and updating the product management file based on this input data and the sales date and time.