TW200530876A - System and method for managing shipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and method for managing shipment is disclosed in the present invention. The system includes a vendor managed inventory hub, a purchaser sub-system and a bargainer sub-system. The vendor managed inventory hub is used for storing and managing goods from the bargainer sub-system, receiving EDI stock notices from the purchaser sub-system and providing goods for the purchaser sub-system in time. The vendor managed inventory hub includes an application server, a plurality of client computers and a database. The application server includes an EDI receiving and sending module, a stock notice importing module, a shipment notice generating module, a shipment managing module and a information managing module.

Description

V. Description of the invention (1) [Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention relates to a shipping control system and method. It uses an electronic data exchange threshold, a selection method, and a user-friendly method. The company also changed the shipping control system and method of delivering poor information. [Previous technology] Traditional inventory management is generally based on the selected inventory control system. The company holds 4 shares Γ Γ holds inventory, which can be ^ # π Μ & π p double box system (Tw〇 ~ bin system), σΤ purchase system (Fixed Quantltv, system ⑺xed lnterva " ystem), the most m: regular order system

Sys ㈣ gas determined the order type, order == Only after receiving the buyer's order, he asked directly. The confederates, pu, s, and shi are not stupid enough to provide λ. Due to the lack of effective multi-inventory: continue to be carried out 'The poor side needs to hold more than necessary to maintain a certain :::: can be able to supply the buyer's required materials in a timely manner, and this has been maintained at a high level for a long time. Inventory into custody: The development of theory and practice has emerged-some new libraries e. For example, the Vendor Managed VMI method, which implements information flow through the establishment of a capital system between the buyer and the seller, keeps the recurrence in place, and the inventory is managed by the Beifang official. The buyer will no longer pass the information on the material consumption status. The information system can be used by the seller to determine when to replenish and the quantity of replenishment. On the other hand, because the buyer can get in touch with the situation, he can effectively control his own production and reduce unnecessary inventory. ㈡ 牙 玍 座 200530876 V. Description of the invention (2) The United States Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application No. 2 0 3 0 0 2 3 5 0 3 on January 30, 2003, named " "Vendor-managed inventory method and system", the patent application provides a network-based vendor-managed inventory system 'which includes a seller system, a buyer system, and a two-system A connected external network. In this supplier-managed inventory system, the material storage location provides manufacturing facilities with raw materials needed for production, and it stores only a small amount of material. 'When the amount of storage will reach a certain level, a sensing device is generated The alarm signal is sent to the buyer's system. The buyer's system sends material demand information to the seller through the external network. The seller extracts the required materials from its own warehouse and supplies it to the buyer in time. Although the above patent application can significantly reduce the buyer's system The inventory level, but; k is essentially a method of inventory cost transfer, that is, the seller must bear in inventory control Multi inventory costs and management tasks, engraved day ^ & material control systems buyer consumption status, timely replenishment occurs at the time of its shortage of materials, but not both sellers and buyers reduce inventory management burden.

In this case, another variant of the VM! Management model has emerged, which is to set up a relatively independent vendor-managed inventory center (Vend〇r Managed

Inventory Hub (VMI Hub). This VMI Hub is responsible for managing the inventory of buyers and sellers. When the buyer's material shortage occurs, it requests the VMI Hub for procurement. The VMI Hub supplies the buyer. When the VMi Hub's own inventory is insufficient to meet the purchase order At that time, a replenishment notice is sent to the seller, requesting timely replenishment. VMI Hub-normally located near the buyer, it can be set up by a third party,

200530876 V. Description of the invention (3) '" ~' ~ Collect a certain amount of deposit management fee from the buyer and the buyer, or it can be established by the seller alone or jointly by the buyer and seller. The VM Hub has a variety of logistics machines, which can provide efficient and professional logistics services, thereby reducing the inventory cost and management burden of both buyers and sellers. At present, the information communication between VMI Hub, buyer and seller is generally carried out by email: compared with traditional postal delivery, it has the advantages of quickness and accuracy. However, there are some disadvantages to e-mail. For example, after the file is generated, you need a mailbox before you can perform the corresponding operations. If you encounter the network: 2 /, the reason may cause the delay of e-mail transmission and the security of e-mail The sound coefficient is not high. Indeed: Secondly, it is necessary to provide a shipping control system and method, which can quickly reach the buyer, "1 party / buyer ^ transfer information" timely and accurately supply the Bayan side to reduce the Bayside and seller inventory "Content of the invention" ° Explanation ... For easy understanding, the relevant terms related to the present invention are explained as follows: EDI 862 order notification: it is an electronic asset E ^ Ctr〇niC Data Interchange, which is the buyer subsystem Notice to the VMI Hub of i ^ Λ & Dingbei, the name, seller name, order number, which includes the date of the buyer's goods, etc. I did not count the summer, the unit and the EDI 8 6 2 replenishment notice · times It is a record of the replenishment notice of the VMI Hub to the seller in a trial format, which is used for the buyer's name and the seller's name; 通知 = ΐNotification of the need for replenishment, which includes: early and early bluffing, material number, required quantity, unit

200530876 w V. Description of invention (4) and date of arrival. ED I 8 5 6 Delivery notification: It is a delivery notification in ED I format, used to record the delivery notification of the goods sent by the seller subsystem to VM I Hub. It includes the buyer's name, seller's name, invoice number, Order number, material number, shipping quantity, unit, shipping date and billing date. EDI 861 Delivery Confirmation: It is a delivery confirmation in EDI format. It is used to record the delivery confirmation of the confirmation operation after VM I Hub receives the goods from the seller subsystem. It includes the buyer's name, seller's name, and receipt. Order number, order number, delivery note number, material number, received quantity, unit and date of receipt. EDI 8 5 6 Shipping Notification: It is a shipping notification in EDI format. It is used to record the shipping notification sent by VMI Hub to the buyer subsystem. It includes the buyer name, seller name, shipping note number, and order note number. , Material number, shipment quantity, unit, delivery date and billing date. EDI 861 Receipt Confirmation: It is a receipt confirmation in EDI format. It is used to record the receipt notification of the confirmation process after the buyer subsystem receives the goods sent by VM I Hub. It includes the buyer name, seller name, and receipt. Order number, order number, delivery note number, material number, received quantity, unit and date of receipt. _ The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a shipping control system and method, which can quickly and accurately transfer information between VMI Hub, buyer subsystem and seller subsystem, timely and accurately supply the buyer subsystem, and can reduce Buyer subsystem and seller subsystem inventory.

The invention provides a shipping control system, which can quickly and accurately

Page 9 200530876 V. Description of the invention (5) Information is transferred between the H, U, and Bayer subsystems and the sellers subsystem to supply the Bayer subsystem in a timely and accurate manner, and can reduce the buyer and seller subsystems. in stock. The system includes a Vendor Managed Inventory Hub (VMI Hub),-a buyer subsystem, and-a seller subsystem. The VMI Hub is used to store and manage the goods delivered by the seller's subsystem, receive the EDI 862 order notification from the buyer's subsystem, and provide them with the required goods in a timely manner. The above VM I Hub includes an application server, a plurality of client computers, and a database. In #, the client computer provides an interactive user interface to facilitate users such as warehouse management personnel to manage and maintain inventory information. Application server is used to control the shipment of goods. The database is used to store VMIHub inventory information and related information passed between VMlHub, buyer subsystem, and seller subsystem. The relevant information includes EDI 862 order notification, EDI 862 replenishment notification, EDI 856 delivery notification, and EM86ι delivery. Confirmation of shipment, EDI 8 5 6 shipping notification and £ dw η receipt confirmation, etc. Among them, the application server includes the EDj transceiver module, which is used for the correlation between the 乂 ub, the buyer subsystem, and the seller subsystem; π, δ Dingbei notification import module, which is used to import ED 〖862 order notification · information judgment Module for judging whether the current inventory is sufficient based on the above EDi 862 order notification and data storage 2 inventory information; replenishment notification generation module for the above EDI 8 62 order notification and VMI Hub inventory data Π? Μ1: 1 862 replenishment notice; delivery confirmation generating module and group for generating -EDI861 delivery confirmation; 丨 vehicle notification generating module for one EDI 8 5 6 shipping notification; issuing search for looting ^ 田 士人 # times The production management group is used for the import and export of official goods, and the Beixun official management module is used to update the inventory information of VMj Hub. 200530876

The present invention also provides a shipping control method, which includes the following steps:) receiving an EDI 8 6 2 order notification sent by the buyer subsystem, (b) importing ^ = received ED I 8 6 2 order notification; (c) according to The above ED 丨 8 6 2 order pass and the inventory information of the inventory storage to determine whether the current inventory is sufficient;

U) If the current inventory can meet the above EDI 8 62 order notification requirements, then go to ^^ (丨), (e) If the current inventory can not meet the above EDI862 ° notification requirements, generate an ED 1 8 6 2 replenishment Notification, and send the EDI 8 6 2 replenishment notice to the seller subsystem; receive the EDI 8 5 6 notification from the seller subsystem, such as' notice, manage the purchase operation of the goods delivered by the seller subsystem; make a sound EDI861 Confirm delivery and send the EDI 861 delivery confirmation to the buyer subsystem; (f) Generate an ED I 8 5 6 shipping notification and send the EDI 8 5 6 shipping notification to the buyer subsystem; (g ), Shipping operations; (h) receiving the ed I 8 6 1 receipt confirmation sent by the buyer subsystem; (i) updating the VMI Hub inventory information. With the present invention, it can quickly and accurately transfer information between the VMI Hub, the buyer subsystem, and the seller subsystem, timely and accurately inform the buyer subsystem, and reduce the inventory of the buyer subsystem and the buyer subsystem. [Embodiment] As shown in the first figure, it is a hardware architecture diagram of the shipping control system of the present invention. The system includes a Vendor Managed Inventory Hub (VMI Hub) 1, a buyer subsystem 2, a seller subsystem 3, and a network 4. The above-mentioned VMI Hub 1, the buyer subsystem 2 and the seller subsystem 3 are connected via a network 4. Among them, the network 4 can be an intranet, or the Internet or other types.

Page 11 200530876 V. Description of invention (7) type communication network. VMI Hub 1 is used to store the receipt of EDI sent by buyer subsystem 2; 62 f = goods delivered by subsystem 3, required goods. Buyers and sellers will notify you and provide them with the above-mentioned enterprises in the supply chain in a timely manner. Two or two upstream companies (suppliers) with a supply and demand relationship are right. The supply chain (demand side) is the buyer. Second, the companies and manufacturers that are downstream of the supply chain. The manufacturers are divided into points :: The way the raw material suppliers of the chain die. Jiashi is the buyer, ^ The raw material supplier is the seller, the manufacturer is the manufacturer;,; the user-side computer is used by the user, and the user ’s side is connected to the network by 4 == points = by connecting 3 ° with the database 4. Connection, connection 30 is a kind of database connection, such as open database connection (〇pen Database, C〇nnectlvlty, 0DBC), or Java database connection (java

Database Connectivity (JDBC). The VMI Hub also includes a warehouse (not shown) for storing goods delivered by the seller subsystem 3. The user-side computer 20 provides an interactive user interface for users such as warehouse managers to manage and maintain inventory information. The application server 1G is used to control the shipment of goods. Database 4 () is used to store the inventory information of Hub 1 and related information passed between VMI Hub 1, buyer subsystem 2, and seller subsystem 3. The relevant information includes EDi 8 62 order through

Page 12 5. Description of the invention (8), EDI 8 6 2 replenishment notice, EDI 8 5 6 delivery notice, EDi86i delivery confirmation, EDI 8 56 shipment notification and EDi 861 receipt confirmation, etc. As shown in the second figure, it is a diagram of the functions of the application server of the present invention, which is based on the system of the present invention. The application server 10 is used to load the goods, including an EDI transceiver module 100, an order notification import module ιιι, a message judgment module 102, a replenishment notification generating module 〇 03, sixteen, and Module 1 04, a shipping notification generation module button " and-information management module 107. Shipment management module 106 Transceiver module 100 is used to receive and send the relevant data transmitted between Hub i, Beifangzi, Tong 2 and Buyer Subsystem 3. $ Notification import module 101 is used to import EDI 862 order Notice. The information judging module 102 is used for the above-mentioned chest 62 order notification and database 40. Inventory data stored: whether it is sufficient to store Suit. When the information judging module 102 judges the current ^ ^ ^, the notification notification generating module 103 understands the VMI Hub and the inventory f EDI 862 replenishment notification according to the above-mentioned interruption. When receiving the seller; prepare to produce the cutting team Bewanzi system 3 from the left side of the miles and deliver the goods. 'Delivery confirmation generation module 1 〇4 generates an ε D Ϊ 8 β 1 > huashi. 1 r 〇 3 8 6 1 The parent goods are confirmed, and the shipping notification is generated and replaced, and 15 is used to generate a ε DI 8 5 6 output, although a, Tian Sinhuan ’s deification and knowledge, and the production notification. Shipment management module 1 0 6 is used for the official shipment of goods. ## VAM U K! 々 寺 + Bei Xun official management module 107 is used to update the inventory information of VMI Hub 1. Enter 1 As shown in the third figure, it is a flowchart of the official method of the female soil I7TW A α of the present invention. f First, the ED I transceiver module i 〇〇 receives „, r. SB, QQn, according to the EDI 8 6 2 order notification sent by the receiver 2 (step S 3 〇). Orders are exchanged ^ FDT 〇R?-,-R ^ Έ, .., order the module 101 to import the received L · 1) 1 8 b 2 玎 notification (step sw

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5. Description of the invention (9) According to the above-mentioned EDI 862 order notification and the stock stored in the database 40, determine whether the current stock is sufficient (step S32). '° Meet the above-mentioned deletion 62 order notification requirements, then the inventory cannot meet the above EDI 8 62 order notification requirements, and then replenish the stock: The module 103 generates according to the above-mentioned EDI 862 order notification and VMI Hub, ED I 862 replenishment notification, and send the EDI 862 replenishment notification to the seller subsystem 3 through the EDI transceiver module 100, and then the 'sen 丨 transceiver module 100 receives the edi 85 6 sent by the seller subsystem 3 ^ Goods = ( Step S34), the shipment management module 106 performs the purchase operation management of the seller's goods (step S35), and the delivery: 10 generates a 01861 delivery confirmation, and the EDI transceiver module 1 〇〇 Send EDI861 delivery confirmation to the seller subsystem 3 (step 6). Then, the shipping notification generating module 15 generates an EDI 856 shipping notification, and sends the EDI 856 shipping notification to the system 2 through the EDI transceiver module 100 (step S37).丨 Cargo management module: Carry out and sub-manage the goods (step S38), and the EDI transceiver module 100 receives the delivery confirmation from the buyer (61) (step S39). Finally, the information management ^ updates the inventory information of VMI Hub 1 (step S31〇). … IU / As shown in the fourth figure, it is a schematic diagram of the order notification of the EDI 86 2 shipment control system and method of the present invention. The above-mentioned EDI 862 order notification is an order notification issued by the subsystem 2 to the VMI Hub 1. It includes the buyer's name, buyer's code, seller's name, seller's code, order number, material number, unit, and date of arrival. Among them, the stopping buyer is used to record the name of the buyer who issued the EDI 862 order notification. Stop buyer on behalf

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V. Description of the invention (10): The buyer's code. The seller name is used to record the name of the seller who will provide the goods to Buy # and Hub 1. The field seller code T HD Μ ": the code of the fan seller. The field order number is used to record the i Γ early notification number. The field material number is used to record the order; ^ ^ The required quantity is The unit for recording the quantity of the above-mentioned ordered goods is a unit for recording the quantity required for the above-mentioned ordered goods. The field arrival date is used for recording the arrival date of the above-mentioned ordered goods.

As shown in the fifth figure, it is a schematic diagram of the EDI 856 shipping notice of the shipping control system and method of the present invention. The above £ 1) 1 8 5 6 shipping notification is used to remember that VMI Hyg I # sends a shipping notification to the buyer subsystem 2, which includes the buyer name, buyer code, seller name, seller code, and delivery note number , = Order number, material number, shipment quantity, unit, delivery date and billing date. For example, the buyer's name is ΑΑΑ, the buyer's code is 123, the seller's name is ΒΒΒ, the seller's code is 234, the delivery note number is in, the order note number is 〇〇1, the material number is 0 1 5N, and the shipment quantity is 丨 〇 〇〇, the unit is a unit, the date of delivery is July 12, 2003, and the date of billing is July 10, 2003. As shown in the sixth figure, it is one of the shipping control system and method of the present invention.

ED I 8 6 1 Schematic of receipt confirmation. The above ed I 8】 receipt confirmation is used to record the receipt notification for the Beifangzitong system 2 after receiving the goods sent by the VMI Hub 1, and includes the buyer name, buyer code, seller name, and seller. Code, receipt note number, order note number, delivery note number, material number, received quantity, unit and date of receipt. For example, the buyer's name is AAA, the buyer's code is 123, the seller's name is ΒΒΒ, the seller's code is 234, the receipt number is 2 0 1, the order number is 0 0 1, the delivery number is 1 1 1, the material number for

Page] 5 200530876 V. Description of the invention (11) 0 1 5 N, the number of received goods is 1 0 0 0, the unit is a unit, the date of receipt is 20 July 2003 3 ° The above is only the present invention It is only the preferred embodiment, and it has achieved a wide range of use effects. All other equivalent changes or modifications made without departing from the spirit disclosed by the present invention should be included in the scope of the patent application described below.

Page 16 200530876_ Brief description of the diagram The first diagram is a hardware architecture diagram of the shipping control system of the present invention. The second diagram is a functional module diagram of the application server of the shipping control system of the present invention. The third diagram is a flowchart of the operation of the shipping control method of the present invention. The fourth figure is a schematic diagram of the EDI 862 order notification of the shipment control system and method of the present invention. The fifth diagram is a schematic diagram of the EDI 856 shipping notice of the shipping control system and method of the present invention. The sixth figure is a schematic diagram of confirmation of receipt of EDI 861 in the shipment control system and method of the present invention. [Description of main component symbols] Vendor management inventory center 1 1 Application servo cry ασ 10 EDI transceiver module 100 Order notification import module 101 Information judgment module 102 Replenishment notification generation module 103 Delivery confirmation generation module 104 Shipment Notification generation module 105 Shipment management module 106 Information management module 107 Client computer 20 Connection 30 ^ 0. Material warehouse 40

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Schematic description Buyer subsystem 2 Seller subsystem 3 Network 4 «IIIIBII page 18

Claims (1)

200530876 VI. Scope of Patent Application 1. A supplier-managed inventory center including a plurality of client computers, an application server and a database, wherein: the plurality of client computers are used to provide an interactive user interface so that Management and maintenance of inventory information for users; application server for controlling shipments, which includes: an EDI transceiver module for receiving and sending in the supplier management inventory center, the buyer subsystem, the seller sub Relevant information passed between the systems; an order notification import module for importing EDI order notifications; an information judgment module for determining whether the current inventory is sufficient based on the above EDI order notification and inventory information stored in the data library ; A shipping notification generating module for generating an ED factory shipping notification; a shipping management module for managing the inbound and outbound operations of goods; an information management module for updating inventory information; and a database , Used to store inventory information and related information passed between the supplier-managed inventory center, the buyer subsystem, and the seller subsystem News. 2. The supplier-managed inventory center described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the application server further includes a replenishment notification generating module for the quantity difference between the order notification and inventory information according to the above-mentioned EDI, Generate an EDI replenishment notification. 3. The supplier-managed inventory center described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the application server further includes a delivery confirmation generation module for generating an EDI delivery confirmation. 4. The supplier-managed inventory center described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, which Page 19 200530876_ VI. In the scope of patent application, the relevant information includes EDI order notification, EDI shipment notification and E DI receipt confirmation. 5. The supplier management inventory center as described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the relevant information includes EDI order notification, EDI shipping notification, EDI receipt confirmation, EDI replenishment notification, EDI delivery notification, and EDI delivery confirmation. 6. —A shipping control system that can quickly and accurately transfer information between the supplier management inventory center, the buyer subsystem, and the seller subsystem. The system includes a supplier management inventory center, a buyer subsystem, and a seller. Subsystem, where: The supplier management inventory center is used to store and manage the goods delivered by the seller subsystem, receive the EDI order notification sent by the buyer subsystem, and provide them with the required goods in a timely manner. The supplier manages the inventory center Includes: multiple client computers to provide an interactive user interface to facilitate user management and maintenance of inventory information; an application server to control shipments of goods; and a database to store inventory Information and related information passed between the supplier management inventory center, the buyer subsystem, and the seller subsystem. 0. The shipment control system described in item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein the relevant information includes an EDI order notification , EDI shipment notification and EDI receipt confirmation. 8. The shipment control system described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the relevant information includes EDI replenishment notice, EDI delivery notice and EDI delivery Page 20 200530876 6. Confirmation of the scope of patent application. β 9. A shipping control method, including the following steps: receiving the EDI order notification sent by the buyer subsystem; importing the received EDI order notification; and judging the current inventory based on the EDI order notification and the inventory information stored in the data library Whether it is enough; if the current inventory cannot meet the above EDI order notification requirements, generate an EDI replenishment notification and send the EDI replenishment notification to the seller subsystem; receive the EDI delivery notification sent by the seller subsystem; Cargo operation management for the goods paid by the subsystem; Generate an EDI delivery confirmation and send the EDI delivery confirmation to the seller subsystem; Generate, EDI shipping notification and send the EDI shipping notification to the buyer Subsystem; shipping operations; receiving the EDI receipt confirmation sent by the buyer subsystem; and updating the inventory information of the supplier management inventory center. 10. The shipping control method as described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, further comprising the steps: if the current inventory can meet the above-mentioned EDI order notification requirements, generating an EDI shipment notification and exporting the EDI Delivery notification is sent to the buyer subsystem 0 Page 21