JP2001249991A - Hotel purchase ordering system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hotel purchase ordering system capable of eliminating the need of FAX transmission and reducing delivery slip input work. SOLUTION: This system is provided with an intranet inside a hotel, a hotel purchase Web server provided inside the hotel and connected to the Internet at all times for receiving order requests from respective restaurant kitchens inside the hotel through the intranet and posting an order list on the homepage of the hotel and a transaction destination side terminal provided in a transaction destination and connectable to the Internet for referring to the order list of the homepage of the hotel and preparing order receiving/delivery slips. Also, the hotel purchase Web server can be provided in the provider of the Internet and turned to a concentration purchase order Web server for ordering purchase from the plural hotels in concentration.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hotel purchase order system using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional hotel purchase ordering system,
Instead of using the Internet, place the terminal in the kitchen of each restaurant and enter it from the order request screen. The entered data is compiled by the Purchasing Section, and the order is faxed to each contractor by an automatic fax machine using an automatic facsimile machine. Was.

[0003]

However, the above-described method has the following problems. The first problem is that communication costs are incurred on the hotel side because a call is made from the hotel side for facsimile transmission.

[0004] The second problem is that the operation of inputting the delivery slip on the hotel side remains. The reason for this is that even if the fax is automatically performed, since the food is a foodstuff, the unit price of the delivered product fluctuates at the market price, so that it is necessary to input the unit price in the purchasing section.

The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hotel purchase order system which does not require facsimile transmission and can reduce the number of delivery slip input operations.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an order request from each restaurant kitchen in the hotel is connected to an intranet in the hotel and the Internet provided in the hotel as needed. A hotel purchase web server that accepts via the intranet and posts an order list on the hotel homepage, and an order / delivery slip provided at the business partner, which can be connected to the Internet and refers to the order list on the hotel homepage A hotel purchase order system including a business partner side terminal for creating a purchase order.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a centralized purchase order Web server which is provided in an Internet provider and centralizes purchase orders from a plurality of hotels, and which is provided in each restaurant kitchen in the hotel. An order terminal that can be connected to the Internet and display an order list on the homepage of the hotel on the centralized purchase order web server;
A hotel purchase order system is provided at a business partner, comprising a business partner terminal that is connected to the Internet and that creates an order / delivery slip with reference to the order list on the hotel homepage.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the ordering work on the hotel side by collecting order requests input from the site of a hotel into an order form for a company and posting the order on a website of the hotel using the Internet. The trader also uses the Internet to enter the determined trader code, see the order form addressed to himself, enter delivery information for the contents on the homepage, and print it as a delivery note. On the next day, the printed delivery note and the product are delivered, so that the hotel provides a configuration that can reduce the input work of the delivery slip.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a hotel purchase order system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Structure of One Embodiment> Referring to FIG.
In the present invention, the hotel purchase Web of the hotel purchase section 12 is used.
The server is connected to the Internet 3 as needed, and homepage content for hotel purchase exists. The terminal of the restaurant kitchen 11 at each site in the hotel 1 is also connected to the hotel purchase Web server of the hotel purchase section 12 via the intranet 13 so that an order request can be input. It is an environment in which the trader can also access the hotel purchase Web server of the hotel purchase section 12 via the Internet provider and check the contents of the order.

<Operation of One Embodiment> Next, FIGS.
The overall operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, an operation flow from the ordering site will be described with reference to FIG. In S1,
Each restaurant kitchen 11 in the hotel 1 inputs ingredients and the like to order from a trader every day. In order to confirm the input contents, the contents are output as a list in S2. In order to notify that the order input has been completed, the end of the order input is confirmed in S3.

The purchase section of the hotel checks in step S4 whether the order input from each site has been completed. If the purchasing section wants to change the contents or change the trader, the purchase section makes a correction from the ordering trader selection screen in S5. In S6, the order request data is distributed for each trader. If it is desired to change the contents of the distribution, the order quantity is changed in step S7 by inputting an order correction. The order data finally formed in S8 is printed as an order form image to form a checklist.
In step S9, the order form image is edited and published as an order table Web.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, a description will be given of the flow of operation from the trader side. The trader side inputs his / her code and password in S11 and enters the order table W addressed to him / her.
eb. The contents referred to in S12 are printed, the contents of the goods to be delivered are confirmed, and the price is checked. S1
The price and quantity investigated in step 3 are input from the order table Web to complete the delivery slip to be delivered. The delivery slip completed in S14 is printed, and the seal of the company is pressed to make the delivery slip.

The purchasing section of the hotel checks whether the goods delivered in S15 and the delivery slip are correct. In S16, it is confirmed whether the contents entered in the delivery slip brought by the trader and the order table Web are the same. In S17, the contents of the delivery slip entered in the order table Web are determined as delivery data.

<Other Embodiments> Next, other embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiment of FIG. 1 is a system in which a hotel purchase Web server is installed and operated in a hotel of the company. In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the hotel purchase Web server is a centralized purchase order Web server. It is installed in the Internet provider 8 as 81, and it is possible to conclude contracts with various hotels as well as a single hotel for a purchase ordering system, and to collectively arrange orders using the Internet.

Rather than opening homepages of various hotels and confirming order requests, the trader can connect to this provider, refer to the order contents in a lump, and input a delivery slip.

The operation of one embodiment of the present invention has been described above in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and a design change or the like may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. The present invention is also included in the present invention.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the first effect is that the cost of ordering by telephone or facsimile at the purchasing section and communication costs can be reduced. The reason is that the trader himself checks the order contents on the homepage.

The second effect is that the delivery slip input work in the purchasing section can be reduced. The reason is that, since the delivery slip is input from the homepage on the trader side, the purchasing section only needs to confirm the contents.

A third effect is that information can be provided to each restaurant kitchen or trader. The reason is,
By using the Internet homepage,
This is because it is possible to refer to the material cost, to refer to the unit price of the foodstuff, and to guide the event or the like.

A fourth effect is that an order can be placed even from a remote place. The reason is that by using the Internet, if a home page can be viewed, an order can be placed anywhere, such as in a remote office.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of a hotel purchase order system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of operation from the site in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of operation from the trader in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of a hotel purchase order system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 6 ... in the hotel 2, 7 ... vendor (customer) 3, 9 ... Internet 8 ... internet provider 11, 61 ... site (each restaurant kitchen) 12 ... hotel purchasing section 13 ... intranet

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claims: 1. An intranet in a hotel, connected to the Internet provided in the hotel at any time, receiving an order request from each restaurant kitchen in the hotel via the intranet, and placing an order list on the homepage of the hotel. And a supplier terminal provided at the supplier and connected to the Internet and referring to the order list on the homepage of the hotel to create an order / delivery slip. Become a hotel purchase order method. 2. A centralized purchase order Web server provided at an Internet provider for centralizing purchase orders from a plurality of hotels; and a centralized purchase order provided at each restaurant kitchen in a hotel and connectable to the Internet. An order terminal that can post an order list on the home page of the hotel on the Web server; and an order terminal provided at the business partner that can connect to the Internet and create an order / delivery slip with reference to the order list on the home page of the hotel. A hotel purchase order system comprising a customer terminal.