JPH0836610A - Method for making inventory and its device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain simple, quick and accurate processing of inventory and to make rationalization and efficiency by cutting off an order ticket with commodity management information described thereon from a price tag, arranging the tickets in a line on an order ticket, using an image scanner of a terminal equipment to read the tickets sequentially, sending the read image to a computer from the terminal equipment so as to implement arithmetic processing. CONSTITUTION:An order ticket 27 is cut off from a price tag 20 of each commodity with respect to comodities in an inventory block decided by the 1st process and number of cut-off order tickets 27 and number of commodities are made coincident with each other. When both the numbers are coincident, the number of the order tickets 27 is described on a management bag and the order tickets 27 are put in the management bag. Then the order tickets 27 are extracted from the management bag and arranged on an arrangement plate 40 in a line and the management information of the commodity described on the order tickets 27 is read by an image scanner 45 of a terminal equipment 46 and the read information is sent to a host device. Then a computer confirms whether or not the number of commodities in the transmission information and number of commodities on a described column described on the management bag are coincident with each other.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stocktaking method and apparatus for simplifying, speeding up, and accuracy of stocktaking work for managing goods, and rationalizing and streamlining the stocktaking work.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an industry handling various products, inventory work is an indispensable requirement for accurate product management. However, this inventory work is complicated, and there are many processes that must rely on manpower. It was difficult to streamline and streamline.

Conventionally, for example, various methods have been adopted for the stocktaking work of a clothing store, but they are roughly classified into the following two types. One is a method in which at least two people are engaged in the work, one is to read the items written on the price tag, the other is to write the necessary items on a prescribed paper, and the other method is This is a method of working using a computer, and is a method of reading barcodes on price tags with an image scanner for processing. This computer method requires a plurality of image scanners, and there is a problem that the cost increases due to the inventory.

[0004]

However, in recent years,
In an industry in which the number of stores and the number of large-scale mass retailers are increasing, the number of products increases with the diversification of products handled, and the inventory work tends to become more complicated. Especially in the garment industry, due to the increase in the number of stores and the increase in the number of large-scale mass stores, the number of products originally handled is large, and since inventory work is performed several times a year,
The work is a heavy burden.

Further, in the case of clothing, since the product is picked up by hand, there are many mistakes, it takes time, and there is a problem that the product is damaged. Therefore, it is preferable to speed up and rationalize the work by mechanization by a computer (POS) as described above. But,
In the case of clothing, since the product itself is bulky, has an unstable shape, and the size of the product varies, it is inconvenient to handle, so it is not possible to bring the price tag of the product to the image scanner. However, there is a problem that it is very troublesome work and is not practical.

The present invention was created in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to simplify, speed up, and improve stocktaking work as product management, as well as to rationalize and streamline it. The present invention provides a stocktaking method and an apparatus therefor.

[0007]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides, as a stocktaking method, a rearranging piece which is easily attached to the price tag of each product as described in claim 1. Cut out, arrange these cut-out pieces in a row on the organizer board, and read the product management information written on each of these pieces by the image scanner of the terminal installed in the store. It is characterized in that the read information is transmitted to a computer and the stocked products on the actual shelf are processed by the computer.

Further, the inventory device of the present invention comprises a rearranging piece which is easily attached to a price tag of a commodity as described in claim 2 and which has necessary commodity management information such as a commodity number, and a price tag. A rearranging plate in which recesses for inserting the cut-out rearranging pieces are arranged, and the product management information described in the rearranging pieces is read by an image scanner provided in the terminal,
It is characterized by comprising a terminal for transmitting the read information to a computer.

Further, the management bag of the present invention is defined by claims 3 and 6.
After the product management information is read as described,
The product is characterized in that it is stored and stored together with the product stand, and that an arbitrary number of small holes are formed near the lower edge of the organized piece to confirm the stored organized piece.

As described in claim 4, the rearranging piece is characterized in that it is attached to an arbitrary number integrally with the price tag through a cut-off portion such as perforations.

Further, in this rearranging plate, numbers are shown in the recesses arranged in rows for inserting the rearranging pieces as described in claim 5, and an image scanner is provided on the outer periphery thereof. It is characterized in that a convex guide portion for guiding is provided.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the sorting pieces on which the merchandise management information is written are cut out from the price tags, arranged in a row on the sorting board, sequentially read by the image scanner of the terminal, and transmitted from the terminal to the computer. Then, arithmetic processing is performed by computer processing.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a process diagram showing the work procedure of the stocktaking method according to the present invention, and the stocktaking work of clothing will be described as an example together with the stocktaking device shown in the other drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the procedure of this stocktaking work comprises the steps from the stocktaking area allocation work 1 of the first process to the product reduction confirmation work 12 of the twelfth process, and each process will be described in sequence. To do.

First, the stocktaking area allocation work 1 in the first step is to carry out stocktaking area allocation for all the products in the store. For efficiency of the work, the stocktaking area is preliminarily set and divided into several times. Inventory of all products in the store. Of course, this area allocation is
The number of products is determined in consideration of the number of products, and when the number of products is small, it may be performed once as described later.

In the second step, the sorting pieces are cut off and the number of products is checked. In the second step, the sorting pieces 27 are cut off from the price tag 20 of each product for the products in the stocktaking area determined by the first step, and the cutting is performed. This is the work of matching the number of the organized pieces 27 with the number of products, and if the numbers of both match, the process proceeds to the next third step. However, if the numbers do not match, it may be because the tabs 27 or the number of products are simply counted, or there is a shortage in the cut-outs of the tabs 27, so the confirmation work is performed again and the numbers are confirmed to match. Then, the process proceeds to the next third step.

Now, the structure of the sorting piece 27 will be described. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the price tag 20 on which the sorting piece 27 is arranged. The price tag 20 is made of a vertically long cardboard, and an upper piece 22 and a lower piece 23 are integrally attached to a substantially central portion of the price tag 20 through a cutting portion 21a that can be easily cut at a perforation. Has been done.

The upper piece 22 is provided with a pair of small holes 24, 24 as shown in the figure, so that the price tag 20 can be attached to clothing of a product with a string or the like. A bar code 25 and a rearranging piece 27 in which numbers 26 representing the product management information such as the product type and brand are listed are attached to the upper part in the upper part. In the case shown in the figure, two rearranging pieces 27 are arranged in series, and it is possible to easily separate them through the separating portion 21c between them, but three or more rearranging pieces 2 are provided.
It is needless to say that a plurality of 7 may be provided in a row or a single sheet may be provided.

On the other hand, the lower piece 23 is provided with the separating portion 21.
A price tag main body 31 in which a brand name 28, a product price 29, a number 30 representing product management information such as a product type and a product code, and the like are listed in sequence below a, and a separating portion 21.
A bar code 32 and a retaining piece 34 on which a number 33 representing product management information such as a product type and a product code are listed are integrally attached via d.

The price tag 20 constructed in this manner is attached to each clothing item of the commodity as in the conventional case and is displayed in the store or stored in the store. The inventory of the attached price tags 20 is carried out in the inventory. A work 2 for cutting out the pieces 27 one by one from each clothing item, that is, a work 2 for checking the number of products is performed together with the cutting in the second step.

As a third step, the number of the organized pieces 27 is written in the management bag 36, and the management bag for the packing work is filled and the packing work 3 is performed.

The entry and the enclosing work 3 may be performed using a management bag 36 as shown in FIG. 3, for example. On the front surface of the management bag 36, there is a writing section such as a shipping address, and on the back side thereof, as shown in FIG.
7b, a totaling result entry field 37c is provided with a product quantity in which the number of cut-out pieces of the rearrangement pieces 27 is entered, and a necessary entry field such as a field in which a quantity correction is entered. Further, an arbitrary number of small holes 38 are formed in the vicinity of the lower edge so that the presence or absence of the organized piece 27 enclosed can be easily confirmed. Note that the items to be written on the price tag 20 and the management bag 36 are not limited to those in this embodiment, and can be changed as desired.
A conventionally known one may be used, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The fourth step is the above-mentioned second step for every area of the store.
This is the whole area work 4 based on the area division in which the process and the third process are repeated. This work 4 can be omitted in the stocktaking in which the number of merchandise items in the store is relatively small as described above.

In the fifth step, the management bag 36 to the management piece 27,
.. are taken out and arranged in a row on the organizing plate 40, and work 5 for reading the arranged management pieces 27, 27 ,. The arrangement work of the rearranging pieces 27, 27, ... Is an operation of arranging the rearranging pieces 27, 27, ... Cut from each price tag 20 through the separating portion 21c or 21b on the rearranging plate 40 described below. .

The organizer 40 may have various configurations, but the configurations shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are optimal. The illustrated organizing plate 40 has an organizing piece 27 on its surface side.
A plurality of recesses 41, 41, each of which can be inserted
, And a convex guide portion 42 that regulates the image scanner, which will be described later, in order to facilitate the movement of the image scanner. Further, on the left side surface of each of the recesses 41, 41, ..., A number 43 indicating the number of the recesses is serially numbered.

In this embodiment, the recesses 41, 41, ...
1st to 10th in the first row sandwiched between the guide parts 42, 42
.. are arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction at intervals and are within the reading range of the image scanner. The second row is likewise the recesses 4 from 11 to 20.
, In the third row, similarly, concave portions 41, 41, ... No. 21 to No. 30 are arranged in the vertical direction. However, the number of recesses 41 in each row, the direction in which the rows are provided, and the like are design matters, and the design can be arbitrarily changed according to the purpose of use. Of course, the shape of the concave portion 41 is formed as a slightly large shape so that the organizing piece 27 can be inserted and fitted freely.

Further, in the fifth step, the reading work 5 of the organized piece 27 is performed. In this reading operation 5, as shown in FIG. 5, the recesses 41, 4 are inserted into the recesses 41, 41, ...
An image scanner 45 is applied between the guide portions 42, 42 provided on the outer sides of the both sides of 1, ... While moving the image scanner 45 from the upper side to the lower side in the drawing, the image scanner 45 is used. Each rearranging piece 27, 2
The management information of the products described in 7, ... Is read by the terminal 46 in the store, and the sequentially cut out rearranging pieces 27 are read in units of 30 sheets.

By this reading, the data sheet 47 shown in FIG.
Is attached to the management bag 36 via a paper binder or the like. On this data sheet 47, the store name 48 is stamped upward as shown in the figure, and the date 49 of the next inventory and the like 1 to 3
The product information 50 up to 0 is sequentially output, and a number 51 indicating the number of stocked products and a time 52 indicating the time of output are output below.

Following the fifth step, the rearrangement pieces 27, 27, ...
, And the re-encapsulation work 6 in the management bag 36 in the sixth process is performed, and the delivery work 7 in the seventh process is carried out to deliver it to a predetermined management department such as the head office.

On the other hand, the product information read by the terminal (POS) 46 in the reading work 5 in the fifth step is transmitted 8 to the host device of the management department installed at the head office or the like. Then, the computer performs the number confirmation 9 in the ninth step to confirm whether or not the number of products in the transmission information and the number of products in the counting result entry column 37c entered in the management bag 36 in the seventh step match. Be seen. The transmission to the host device is usually performed at night.

The information transmitted 8 to the host device in the eighth step is subjected to a predetermined calculation process 10 such as inventory counting by this host device, and further, a calculation process 11 of the book inventory and the inventory stock. After 11 steps, the product reduction confirmation 12 of the 12th step is performed, and these results are output to a data sheet (not shown), and the target inventory work is completed.

The present inventors have carried out inventory work using the present invention at a plurality of stores handling clothing items operated by the applicant. As a result, the number of clothing items is 150.
In the case of 0 points, the work which conventionally took about 2 to 3 hours when performed by two people was shortened to just under 1 hour in the present invention, and there were no errors in the counting result.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In inventory work as product management, the work can be simplified, speeded up, and accurate, and can be rationalized and streamlined. For this reason, it is ideal for inventory work such as clothing stores with a large number of products, and in centralized management due to the increase in the number of stores, regardless of veterans or newcomers, the product management can be processed accurately and quickly. It is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a process diagram showing a work procedure of an inventory work according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of a price tag.

FIG. 3 is a back view showing an example of the management bag.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view for explaining an example of the organizing plate.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the above.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a reading operation by an image scanner.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an example of a data sheet showing an inventory result.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 price tag 27 rearranging piece 40 rearranging board 41 concave portion 45 image scanner 46 terminal

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Ken Akiyama 3-30-18 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Inside Mamina Stock Company

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of cut-out pieces that are easily attached to the price tag of each product are cut off, and a plurality of the cut-out cut-out pieces are arranged in a row on a cut-out board. A stocktaking method characterized by reading the product management information stored in a store with an image scanner of a terminal installed in a store and transmitting the read information to a computer for computer processing of stocked products on the actual shelf. 2. A rearranging piece, which is easily attached to a price tag of a product and has necessary product management information such as a product number, and a concave portion into which the rearranging piece cut out from the price tag is inserted. An inventory device, comprising: a rearrangement board, and a terminal for reading the product management information described on the rearrangement piece with an image scanner provided in the terminal and transmitting the read information to a computer. . 3. The inventory device according to claim 2, further comprising a management bag for storing / storing the organized pieces after the product management information is read, for each product upright. 4. The inventory device according to claim 2, wherein the rearranging pieces that are easily attached to the price tag are attached to the price tag in an arbitrary number through a separation portion such as perforations. . 5. A number is shown in each of the recesses of the organizing plates arranged in rows for inserting the organizing pieces, and a convex guide portion for guiding the image scanner is provided on the outer periphery thereof. The inventory device according to claim 2, which is provided. 6. The inventory device according to claim 3, wherein an arbitrary number of small holes for checking the organized pieces to be stored are formed near the lower edge of the management bag.