JP2002269405A - Technical information exchange method, component purchasing method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] In purchasing parts that satisfy cost, quality, and delivery, related technical information can be obtained in a wide range at an early stage, and sufficient consideration can be made for purchasing parts.
One piece of information to be returned can be returned to the requester and another person. SOLUTION: The inquiry information from the technical information receiver 1 is:
The information is transmitted to the (plural) technical information providers 3 with reference to the technical information provider master in the predetermined DB 2, and the reply of the reply information from the technical information provider is performed by the technical information receiver and the predetermined DB.
Sent to the technical information receiver in the master of the technical information receiver. By being returned also to the prospective technical information recipient in the master for prospective technical information in the predetermined DB, the related information can be obtained quickly and widely in the future development of the prospective technical information recipient.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a technical information exchange method, a component purchasing method, a program, and a recording medium.
More specifically, when purchasing a part that satisfies cost, quality, and delivery, related technical information (including material function information and part performance information, etc.) can be obtained in a wide range at an early stage. ), A method of exchanging technical information, a method of purchasing parts, and a method of causing a computer to execute those methods. The present invention relates to a program and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When an assembler purchases parts (off-the-shelf products, custom products) or the like from a parts manufacturer, the assembler desires to purchase the parts at the lowest possible cost (low cost). However, not only low cost, but also quality must meet desired specifications. In particular, in the case of a custom product, the assemble manufacturer sufficiently evaluates whether the quality can be ensured and decides to purchase the product.

As described above, the cost reduction of individual parts is
The quality of the final assembled product must be low and the quality must be ensured. Furthermore, the waiting time for the parts (delivery) is very important considering the recent overseas production. This point is also an important factor when considering providing the right market (country) at the right time (so-called QCD).

On the other hand, there is also an assembly maker that uses a single purchase window and negotiates the purchase at once in order to reduce the acquisition cost by ordering a large quantity in order to enable low cost acquisition. From the point of view of the assembly maker from the parts maker, there are many opportunities for large orders, and the number of parts sold is increasing. However, there are usually a small number of people who handle this as a point of purchase, and there are many parts manufacturers who handle similar parts, and the correspondence of each company, for example, sales correspondence, parts / technology exhibition Participation was difficult in terms of time. For this reason, in the past, we often relied solely on the know-how and experience of each purchasing contact person, as well as past purchase results, and there was not enough information to purchase truly appropriate parts and questions remained. .
This was often the case when emerging parts manufacturers with no business and technological capabilities had emerged in the past, or when there was a well-known and well-located excellent parts manufacturer. .

[0005] Further, in an assembly maker which also develops the technology of parts and the like, there is a case where not only a part maker but also a material maker orders parts materials. Therefore, in such a case, it is necessary to order (inquire) from the material maker, for example, a material whose specification (drawing), such as “Is there a material that can be used for a capacitor that can secure more than XX?” Is not specified. There is. That is, the assembly maker that develops the technology of the parts is always conscious of the development of alternatives to the existing parts, and the response information on such materials / materials / properties is also important information. Because such information does not identify specific parts or products,
Providing stakeholders with widespread information is particularly important in developing future new parts / products.

Therefore, the issues here are cost, quality,
When purchasing parts that satisfy delivery, related technical information (including functional information of materials and performance information of parts)
It is an object of the present invention to establish a method for exchanging technical information and a method for purchasing parts, which can be obtained over a wide area at an early stage, and which allow sufficient examination for parts purchase (part development).

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above-mentioned problems, as the prior art, there are the following, for example. Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 10-187817 describes an information exchange method on the Internet in which a provider answers a single consumer's question.
Replying to the client and others is not disclosed.

[0008] JP-A-2000-506290 discloses that
A computerized quotation system and method for transmitting an order of one buyer to a seller selected by a filter condition is described.
Replying to the client and others is not disclosed.

[0009] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-31434 discloses that a buyer makes an inquiry (access) to a seller advertisement stored in a database (DB) and displays the advertisement on the buyer side. Although there is described an open network sales system and method for inquiring a bank or the like about the presence or absence of such information, it does not disclose returning one piece of information to the client or another person.

[0010] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and when purchasing parts that satisfy cost, quality, and delivery, related technical information (function information of materials, performance information of parts, etc.) Technical information exchange that can be obtained in a wide range at an early stage, sufficient consideration can be made for the purchase of parts (part development), and one piece of information to be returned can be returned to the requester and others. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method, a component purchasing method, a program for causing a computer to execute the method, and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the technical information receiver sends inquiry information from the technical information receiver to the technical information provider via communication means, and the technical information receiver returns a reply from the technical information provider. In the technical information exchange method of receiving the answer information to the inquiry information through the communication means, the inquiry information of the technical information receiver transmitting the inquiry information is referred to a technical information provider master in a predetermined database. The reply of the reply information from the technical information provider is sent to the technical information receiver and the technical information prospective master in the technical information prospective master in a predetermined database. It is characterized by that.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, order specification information from a prospective orderer is transmitted to a candidate for order via a communication unit, and the candidate for order receives the presence / absence of a part (product) satisfying the specification information. In the parts purchasing method having the process of replying via
The order candidate is referred to the order candidate master in the predetermined database, transmitted to the plurality of order candidates, and the reply is transmitted to the orderer and the prospective orderer in the prospective orderer master in the predetermined database. It is characterized by the following.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, when a prospective orderer who is planning to place an order transmits order specification information to a candidate for order via communication means, another order candidate is ordered. When a reply is made to the orderer, the database is registered as a future orderer in the future orderer master so that a reply is sent to the orderer.

The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 2, if the reply from the candidate for order does not exceed a predetermined period, a notice to that effect is sent to the prospective orderer. is there.

The invention of claim 5 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 2, when there is a reply from the order candidate, the order candidate is notified (immediately) of thanks. .

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parts purchasing method having a process of transmitting the latest parts information from an order receiving candidate to a prospective orderer via a communication means.
This is transmitted to a future orderer in a future orderer master in a predetermined database.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the sixth aspect, when the order candidate transmits the latest parts information to the future order candidate via the communication means, another order candidate transmits the order specification information. When sending to the order candidate via communication means,
In order to send the order specification information to the order candidate,
It is characterized in that it is registered in the database as an order candidate in an order candidate master in a predetermined database.

The invention of claim 8 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 6, if the reply from the prospective orderer does not exceed a predetermined period, a notice to that effect is sent to the candidate for order. It is.

The invention of claim 9 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 6, if the reply from the prospective orderer does not exceed a predetermined period, the prospective orderer is re-notified. is there.

[0020] The invention of claim 10 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 6, when the latest candidate information is transmitted from the candidate for order, a notice of thanks is immediately given to the candidate for order. Things.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parts purchasing method having a step of transmitting delivery information (linked to the latest parts information) from a candidate for ordering via communication means.
The delivery information is registered in an order candidate delivery master (linked to the order candidate in the order candidate master) of a predetermined database, and is used when the prospective orderer selects an orderer from the order candidate. The present invention is characterized in that the delivery information in the order candidate delivery master is used as raw data of an item-specific maker map (order candidate delivery map) for displaying the delivery information.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the evaluation master according to the eleventh aspect, the cost information in the order candidate cost master and the result of evaluating the sample product are stored as raw data of the maker map for each item. This is characterized by utilizing the evaluation information of (1).

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the twelfth aspect, the display of the maker map for each item is displayed for each order candidate, a display form for each order candidate is common, and other order candidates are displayed. When a user is displayed, a change input therefor can be performed by one operation.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for executing the technical information exchange method according to the first aspect or the article purchasing method according to any one of the second to thirteenth aspects. It is.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing the program according to the fourteenth aspect.

[0026]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A technical information exchange method according to an embodiment of the present invention is as follows. 1) Technical information is received from a technical information receiver (designer) (eg, new material?) Via a communication means. The information is sent to the provider (supplier), and the technical information recipient receives the response information (eg, there are materials such as these functions / materials)
Information receiver who sends inquiry information in the technical information exchange method of receiving and replying via a communication means (designer)
Is transmitted to the (plural) technical information providers (suppliers) with reference to the technical information provider master in a predetermined DB, and the reply of the reply information from the technical information The information is transmitted to the recipient and the technical information receiver in the master of the technical information to be received in the predetermined DB, and is intended to be the technical information receiver in the master of the technical information to be received in the predetermined DB. In the future development of the prospective technical information recipient, the relevant information can be obtained quickly and widely.

2) The order specification information from the prospective orderer is transmitted to the order candidate via the communication means, and the order candidate returns via the communication means whether there is a part (product) satisfying the specification information. In the parts purchasing method having the process, the specification information of the prospective orderer transmitting the specification information is transmitted to the (plural) order candidate with reference to the order candidate master in a predetermined DB, and the reply is sent to the orderer. Is transmitted to the prospective orderer in the future orderer master in the predetermined DB and the future orderer in the future orderer master in the predetermined DB. Thus, the prospective orderer can obtain the relevant information in a wide range at an early stage, and can sufficiently study the purchase of parts.

3) In the above 2), when the prospective orderer who is planning to place the order transmits order specification information to the candidate for order via the communication means, and when replying to another prospective orderer,
It is characterized in that it is registered in the DB as a future orderer in the future orderer master so that a reply also comes to the ordering schedule (currently, pre-registration is performed offline,
Then you can reply. Automatic registration when replying is good
It is. ), Since it is registered in the DB of the prospective orderer master as a prospective orderer, the reply information from the order candidate to other prospective orderers, that is, related information can be obtained in a wide range at an early stage, and sufficient information for purchasing parts can be obtained. Study can be performed.

4) In the above 2), if the reply from the order candidate does not exceed the predetermined period, a notice to that effect is given to the prospective orderer. Accordingly, it is not necessary to confirm each time, and it is possible to predict a change in order specification and a change timing of a development plan of an assembly product.

5) In the above 2), when there is a reply from the order candidate, a notice of thanks is given to the order candidate (immediately). This is confirmation that the prospective person has received it.

6) In the parts purchasing method having the process of transmitting the latest parts information from the candidate for order to the prospective orderer via the communication means, the latest parts information is stored in the future orderer master in the predetermined DB. This is transmitted to the prospective orderer, and is also returned to the prospective orderer in the prospective orderer master in a predetermined DB, so that the prospective orderer can obtain the relevant information. It is widely available at an early stage and allows for a thorough study of parts purchase.

7) In the above item 6), when the candidate receives the latest part information via the communication means to the prospective orderer, the other prospective orderer sends the order specification information via the communication means. In order to transmit the order specification information to the order candidate when transmitting to the order candidate, the order is registered in the DB as an order candidate in the order candidate master in a predetermined DB (currently, Pre-registration is performed off-line, and then the other party can receive the information.If the temporary code is automatically registered when the other party provides the information, it is acceptable to accept the randomized Sun, and delete it later.) Since the DB is registered in the customer master as an order candidate, the target of the order candidate is broadened, related information can be obtained in a wide range at an early stage, and a sufficient examination for purchasing parts can be performed. In addition, there is no load on the purchasing counter (in charge of materials).

8) In the above item 6), if the reply from the prospective orderer has not passed within a predetermined period (for example, 20 days), the order receiving candidate is notified of the fact. , "Not available", it is possible to expect a lack of disclosure of the order candidate and the presentation / proposal of other specifications, and to obtain relevant information in a wide range at an early stage.

9) In the above item 6), if the reply from the prospective orderer does not exceed a predetermined period (for example, two weeks), the prospective orderer is notified again. If re-notification prevents leakage, and if a new specification is considered after the initial review, it can be reviewed again from a different angle and relevant information can be obtained quickly and widely.

10) In the above item 6), when the order candidate receives the latest part information, the order candidate is notified (immediately) of thanks to the order candidate. This will ensure that the prospective orderer has received it.

11) In the parts purchasing method having a process of transmitting the delivery information (linked to the latest parts information) from the candidate for order via the communication means, the delivery information is
The delivery information is registered in the order candidate delivery master (linked to the order candidate in the order candidate master) in a predetermined DB, and used by the prospective orderer to select the orderer from the order candidates. It is characterized by using the delivery information in the order candidate delivery master as the raw data of the item-specific maker map (order candidate delivery map) in order to have the delivery information.
Early acquisition of important factors for selecting a contractor and sufficient study of those factors can be performed.

12) In the above item 11), the cost information in the order candidate cost master and the evaluation information in the evaluation master in which the evaluation result of the sample product is stored are used as the raw data of the maker map for each item. The manufacturer map for each item is a map in which cost, quality, and delivery are taken into consideration, and comprehensive examination can be performed.

13) In the above item 12), the display of the maker map for each item is displayed for each order candidate, the display form for each order candidate is common, and when displaying another order candidate, For this purpose, the change input can be performed by one operation (one click). The same form allows the user to get used to the operation at an early stage, and the change input can be performed by one operation (one click) and one previous operation. Can be understood as a residual image at a predetermined display position, and the selection of the candidate can be facilitated.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a proposal information system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes, for example, a designer, a technical information receiver or an orderer. I have. When processing the inquiry information from the designer 1 and the order specification information, for example, for a technical need such as “Is there a material named XX?”, The designer 1 who is the technical information recipient receives the in-house parts purchasing department. Material 2
, The information is registered in the proposal information DB, and at the same time as the registration, the supplier 3 which is a technical information provider and an order candidate is
Then, the inquiry as described above is transmitted with reference to the master in the DB. The transmission may be performed by one company or by a plurality of companies. The supplier 3 replies to the provided inquiry information (technical needs) via communication means such as the Internet. This answer information is sent to the inquiring designer and other engineers related to the information with reference to the prospective recipient master in the proposal information DB.

At this time, answer information is registered in the proposal information DB, and the information is copied (double registered) to another master DB. By dispersing the DB in this way, the addition of data processing to the information proposal DB itself is reduced, and there is no need to place the proposal information DB on the server on the designer side. As a result, for example, an external rental server can be used, and management costs and physical space can be reduced. In addition, new proposal information is accepted in the proposal information DB as a proposal made by the supplier itself, and a manufacturer map 4 for each item displayed based on the information from the information proposal DB (supplier selection material if paper-based). See
Determine estimation candidates.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the processing of the proposed information system according to the present invention. When making an inquiry from the design, a technician wants to make an inquiry (eg:
Is there such a new material? ) Is input by key or voice via a computer or the like at hand. The form at the time of the request may be a fixed form or a free entry form, and predetermined columns (basic information, contents, details, attached materials) are prepared. This form is entered (temporarily stored in the DB), and then a review / approval request is made to the manager of the designer (S1).

The inquiry information approved by the supervisor is officially registered, and at this time, the designer who is to receive the future technical information is registered in the designer specialized group list master as the future technical information receiving person. You. Of course, this master registration may be registered before / after the fact, or may be registered at the time of applying to the supervisor. That is, this master registration is a person who can easily receive a response from a supplier or a response from a supplier when another technician makes an inquiry, and completes the master registration before the response is returned. I just want to.

The request contents / inquiry information, which has been examined and approved by the boss, is once received by the material receptionist, which is the request reception desk, and is then distributed to an appropriate material operation person in charge (S2).

The material operation person in charge divides the received request contents into information levels (A, B, C) in consideration of the security of the contents of the request, and performs processing for each information level (S3). It should be noted that, among the reception processing and the selection / distribution work performed by the material business person in charge, a routine one can be automatically performed without the intervention of the reception or material business person. That is, when the information is added to the inquiry information itself, or when registering in the DB, the designer (or the boss) inputs the information level, and automatically searches / extracts the character information of the input information and specifies it. , The level of the word may be determined.

For the next step, information level A,
The material operation person in charge investigates the contents of the request, inputs the result into a predetermined column of an answer form, and answers the designer of the request (S4).

At the same time, when the material business person inputs a reply, the contents can be browsed by designating another technical information receiver. Of course, it is also possible to prevent other technical information recipients from browsing without specifying. This designation can also be set by the designer or his / her supervisor. The above designation is the same for the following information levels B and C.

In the case of the information level B, after receiving the material business person in charge, the supplier of the information providing candidate selects a supplier which is a technical information provider suitable for the content of the request, and sends it to a specific supplier (usually, (S5). In addition, suppliers are registered in the EDI supplier master separately for each item based on the technical information provision results, so that inquiries can be easily made for each item. The master registration of the supplier will be described later.

The supplier receives the inquiry information distributed to the supplier using an e-mail address addressed to the supplier or an inquiry URL on the supplier homepage. In response to the received inquiry information, the supplier enters a response in accordance with the request content / inquiry information in a predetermined column of the response form (only items are fixed or all items can be entered freely) Respond to the material business person in charge. At this time, if an answer cannot be made in accordance with the request content, it is possible to click the answer button indicating that the answer is not possible, thereby simplifying the processing (S7).

The response distributed from the supplier and received by the material business person is automatically distributed to the designer (details will be described later). At the time of this distribution, the material business operator registers the response information in the proposal information DB. Of course, all DB at the time of receipt
Registration is also possible, but doing so enables individual processing, such as selecting inappropriate answers, or requesting additional answers, and allows several exchanges between the supplier and the person in charge. (S8).

Also, at the same time as the receipt or distribution to the designer, thanks is automatically distributed to the supplier, and the supplier is notified of the receipt. It is a reception confirmation of the receipt of the message (regardless of material / design) (S9).

Further, the received answer can be distributed and browsed not only to the query designer but also to designers registered in related groups along the designer-specific group list master. Further, the information to be distributed at this time is selected, and for example, it is possible not to distribute a response indicating that the supplier cannot respond to the inquiry. Of course, this information is also important information and can be distributed.

Further, the answer information (including the inquiry information) can be simultaneously viewed by all designers, material counters, and materials operation staff who use the DB (or can not view). Become. The above-mentioned master is designed to confirm and check the contents of certain other designers by personal mail etc., but the user of the DB himself wants to access the information. You can only browse if you want. Of course, if registered in the master, the related information can be received.

In the case of the information level C, as in the case of the information level B, after the material business person receives the information, the information providing candidate master selects a supplier which is a technical information provider suitable for the requested content from the information providing candidate master, and specifies a specific supplier. Distribute the request to the supplier (S
5).

According to the record of providing technical information, the supplier
By being registered separately for each material in the vendor master,
Inquiries by item are possible. Further, at the same time as this registration, the request content / inquiry information is registered in a predetermined form on the supplier's homepage, is widely disclosed, and anyone who can access the homepage can answer the inquiry ( S6).

The correspondence to the specific supplier is the same as the information level B described above. However, in the case of the homepage for the technical information provider other than the specific supplier, the answer according to the request and the respondent If there is an address or company, the bibliographical information such as the size, the number of employees, the e-mail address, etc. is also entered in a predetermined column of the answer form, and the answer is sent to the material business staff. In addition, if a specific supplier cannot provide a response in accordance with the content of the request at this time, it is possible to give a response that the response cannot be made,
In the case of a response from an unspecified number of persons using the homepage, a reply button indicating that a response cannot be made is not prepared (S7).

The answer received by the material operation staff is
As in the case of the information level B, it is automatically delivered to the designer, and at the same time, an automatic thanks is delivered to the supplier (S8, S9).

The received response is also distributed to the designers registered in the relevant group according to the designer-specific group list master, and at the same time, all the designers using this DB and the material window, The material operation staff can browse the contents on the DB.

When the designer who receives the answer needs more detailed information on the information at each level,
Enter the contents to be inquired in the predetermined fields of the request form, and send it to the material business person in charge (sometimes through the boss). Of course, direct inquiry to the supplier is also effective in reducing the inquiry time, but the contents of this designer's inquiry itself are also registered in the DB and serve as reference information for other designers. (S10).

The material business person receives the request and sends it to the corresponding supplier. At the time of receipt or transmission, the contents of the inquiry are registered in the DB. The processing in this case is the same whether the information level is B or C.
In particular, in the case of the information level C, an inquiry is made to the person who has used the homepage by using the mail address described in the bibliographic item of the supplier reply of the information level C (S11).

Next, in the case where the consignee performs information provision / sales and the supplier etc. is a new proposal, in this system,
The supplier as a technical information provider and the in-house information provider enter the technical information they want to provide in a predetermined column of the DB entry form and transmit it to the material reception as "There is such a problem!" S12).

The technical information received by the material receptionist is transmitted to a material operation staff. In the case of inquiries from the design, in the case of a supplier's answer, the person in charge of the material will receive it, but in the case of the sale, it will be processed once through a unified window. This is because it is possible to make a selection such that valid information is not transmitted to the designer in the absence of a specific person in charge and that unnecessary information is not transmitted to the designer. Of course, it is also possible to send to a designer like junk mail, but this process is very useful for this system that requires a reduction in development time. Further, by using only one reception desk, the sender is always determined for the supplier, and the trouble of transmission is reduced (S1).
3).

At the same time as the sale is received, a thank-you document is sent to the supplier and the in-house information provider (S14). Further, the technical information transmitted from the reception to the material operation staff and received is distributed to the designers registered in the related groups according to the designer-specific group list master (S15).

At the same time, all designers, material counters, and material operation staff who use this DB can browse the contents on the DB. The designer inputs the contents to be inquired into the predetermined fields of the request form for the contents requiring further detailed information on the provided technical information, and transmits the contents to the material business person in charge (S10).

The material operation person in charge receives the request content / inquiry information and sends it to the corresponding supplier. In addition,
In this case, an inquiry is made to the supplier at the time of the sale or by using the supplier email address registered in the master in advance (S11).

Through the procedure described above, the technical information is counted from the date when the material reception is received, and is counted for a predetermined number of days (for example, 20 days).
If no inquiry is made by the designer by the day, a progress document of "no inquiry" is delivered to the supplier. As a result, the supplier is prompted for further new proposals and other proposals (S16).

As described above, after the designer makes an inquiry or the like, further examination is performed, and the examination result is input to the DB of the present system as the examination result. Designer D
As for the result of the examination based on the information obtained through B, the content is entered in a predetermined column of the DB entry form. The input contents are transmitted to the material business person in charge, and the material business person distributes the examination result to the supplier (S17, S18, S19).

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a material production preparation business system according to one embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, how a supplier is selected using a proposal information DB system will be described. Will be described. The material production preparation operation system (selection of a supplier) is for selecting the most appropriate supplier from a plurality of candidate suppliers. That is, using information communication systems such as the Internet, QCD (quality, cost, delivery date) information in supplier selection is organically integrated to select a supplier.

In this system, the above proposal information DB
In addition to the above, a phase estimation EDI system for performing phase estimation, a prototype system for storing information for creating prototypes, and a supplier selection D for storing masters of these DBs
B. Each DB is excellent in character processing system, excellent in data arithmetic processing, excellent in image processing, etc., and has the most suitable DB processing system for processing of each DB. .

In the proposal information DB, the supplier accesses the proposal information DB via the Internet and registers the supplier information. Supplier information here refers to address, person in charge, contact information, sales, product line, production site, major delivery maker,
The characteristics of production items, material purchasers, equipment status, company policy, design, number of engineers and system, etc.

Next, technical information and cost information to be proposed and sold to the supplier are input to the proposal information DB.
In the case of an inquiry from a designer, the designer has registered the technical needs in the proposal information DB in advance. The supplier checks this information, and if there is any information that matches the information owned by the supplier, registers the information as proposal information. The designer narrows down the effective information in consultation with the materials, and begins to examine specific specifications (drawings, etc.).

The information embodied as described above is expressed as a drawing (specification), and the specification is registered in the supplier selection DB. The supplier selection system manages the above-mentioned supplier information, quotation data, prototype evaluation data, and component cost data by master, and requests quotation using these data.
This is a system that extracts an optimal candidate supplier group at the stage of prototype production request and supplier selection and displays it on a display or the like.
Here, in the case of requesting a plurality of suppliers for an estimate of the registered specifications (drawings), a phase estimate is performed. At the time of phase estimation, the supplier selection system already stores the candidate candidate suppliers as master data, and is automatically extracted based on the data. The extracted specific supplier, the supplier information of the supplier, and the drawing specification registered in the supplier selection DB are linked, and a one-package for transmitting to the supplier is linked. Create a group of information. These information groups are created for each supplier.

The estimate request form, which is each information group created as described above, is sent to the EDI via the phase estimate EDI system.
It is distributed to suppliers as information. When the supplier answers, the answer not only presents only the cost of the drawing specification, but also various ideas can be described at the same time. By providing a column in which such individual ideas can be described, a new viewpoint can be examined each time, and parts and the like having optimum specifications can be obtained.

The quote reply information from the supplier is the
The information is temporarily stored in the I system, and is automatically imported (stored) in the super big brother system. Prototype supplier candidates are automatically extracted as a list from the estimate response information and the supplier information and displayed on the PC screen. Looking at this screen, the material manager and the designer discuss and select a supplier to request a prototype. Of course, it is also possible to print on paper or the like instead of displaying on the PC, and it is possible to negotiate on the output paper. Furthermore, the material manager and designer at remote locations can simultaneously display the same screen on the display of each PC and make a decision through consultation by telephone or the like.

As described above, the selected prototyping request supplier is registered in the prototyping system, and the prototyping system issues an order form for the supplier. This order form is output once on paper, and the paper order form may be sent by FAX, or the data in the prototype system processed by the computer may be changed to FAX format by a FAX server or the like, and directly purchased. You can also send it to a fax. In the former case, the paper always remains, and the paper can be sent by mail or the like for confirmation. In the latter case, it can be sent to the supplier's FAX only by the operation on the prototype system, and the handling is easy. Of course, in the case of a modern Internet FAX, data / format conversion or the like is not required, and an order can be easily issued to a supplier earlier.

The supplier who received the order produces a prototype,
Delivery to the materials together with the delivery note in the delivery note form that is specified by the supplier or specified by the designer. The prototype that has been delivered is passed to the designer, and the performance is evaluated on the actual machine and others. The evaluation result of the prototype is transmitted to the materials, and the materials manager inputs the information to the super big brother system. Of course, the designer himself may do so.

The various information of the supplier, the estimation result, and the evaluation result of the prototype are evaluated based on a predetermined evaluation criterion in a supplier selection DB (super brother system), and a selection supplier candidate list is created. It is displayed on the display of the person who operates the supplier selection DB (supplier selection system). The displayed list shows the supplier information for each item (sales, production base, equipment characteristics, characteristics of used materials, technical contents), estimation candidate, target cost, estimation result, and prototype evaluation status. The transition of the supplier's estimate response and the transition of the supplier's purchase price are displayed in a tabular form on the user's PC screen in the form of a graph to improve the user's recognition. Also, printing can be performed on one sheet of paper. The material manager comprehensively judges the QCD from a list in which the related information is collected into one, and selects the best supplier. The selected supplier is approved at the selection meeting, a mass production supplier decision notification is sent to the supplier, and the supplier selection operation is completed. At this election meeting,
You can output a list of each paper-based supplier,
The layout is easy to compare with each company. Of course,
In a case where the list is disclosed to the supplier (for example, in order to consider cost reconsideration), if the list is provided for each company, it is possible to present the list to the supplier as it is.

As described above, various information derived by using the production preparation activity (supplier selection DB: supplier selection system) is stored in each DB and / or supplier selection DB (supplier selection system). ). In addition, they are classified as cost information, technical information, and results of improvement activities, are posted in the proposal information DB, and provide other designers with Q
We can provide organically integrated CD (quality, cost, delivery date) information. When purchasing parts that satisfy cost, quality, and delivery, related technical information (functional information of materials, performance information of parts, etc.) ) Can be obtained in a wide range at an early stage, and a technical information exchange method and a method for purchasing parts can be established which allow sufficient examination for parts purchase (part development).

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[Effects of the invention] Claim 1 Inquiry information from a technical information recipient (designer) (eg, no new material?) Is transmitted to a technical information provider (supplier) via communication means. , The technical information recipient will provide the answer information (eg,
In the technical information exchange method of returning and receiving such functions / materials via communication means, the inquiry information of the technical information recipient who sends the inquiry information is stored in a predetermined DB.
It is transmitted to the (plural) technical information providers with reference to the technical information provider master in, and the reply of the reply information from the technical information provider is performed by the technical information recipient and the prospective technical information recipient in the predetermined DB. Since it is transmitted to the prospective technical information recipient in the master, the prospective technical information recipient in the predetermined DB is also returned to the prospective technical information recipient in the master, so that in the future development of the prospective technical information recipient, The relevant information is available extensively at an early stage.

Effect of the Invention of Claim 2 Order specification information from the prospective orderer is transmitted to the order candidate via the communication means, and the order candidate determines whether there is a part (product) satisfying the specification information in the communication means. In the method for purchasing parts having a process of replying via (1), the specification information of the prospective orderer transmitting the specification information is transmitted to the (plural) order candidate with reference to the order candidate master in a predetermined DB, The reply is transmitted to the orderer and the future orderer in the future orderer master in the predetermined DB, so that the reply is also sent to the future orderer in the future orderer master in the predetermined DB. The prospective orderer can obtain the relevant information in a wide range at an early stage, and can sufficiently examine the purchase of parts.

Effect of the Invention of Claim 3 In claim 2, the order-scheduler who is planning to place an order is:
At the time of sending the order specification information to the candidate for order via the communication means, when replying to the other prospective orderer, the prospective orderer master DB as the future orderer so that the reply also comes to the order plan. By registering in the DB as a prospective orderer in the future prospective order master, reply information from prospective order candidates to other prospective orderers, that is, related information can be obtained in a wide range at an early stage, and parts purchase Sufficient considerations can be made.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, if the reply from the candidate for order does not exceed the predetermined period, a notice to that effect is given to the prospective orderer. Therefore, it is not necessary to confirm each time, and it is possible to predict a change in order specification and a change timing of a development plan of an assembly product.

Effect of the Invention of Claim 5 In claim 2, when a reply is received from the candidate for order, a notice of thanks is immediately given to the candidate for order. Is confirmation that the recipient has received it.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parts purchasing method having a process of transmitting the latest parts information from a candidate for an order to a prospective orderer via a communication means. Since it is transmitted to the prospective orderer in the prospective master, it is also returned to the prospective orderer in the future prospective master in the predetermined DB, so that the prospective orderer can quickly send the relevant information. And a wide range of products can be obtained, and sufficient consideration can be made for purchasing parts.

According to the invention of claim 7, in claim 6, when the candidate for order receives the latest part information via the communication means to the prospective orderer, another orderer transmits the order specification information to the communication means. In order to transmit the order specification information also to the order candidate when the order candidate is transmitted via the order candidate, the order is registered in the order candidate master DB in a predetermined DB as an order candidate. By registering as an order candidate in the DB, the candidates for the order candidate can be broadened, relevant information can be obtained in a wide range at an early stage, and sufficient examination can be performed for the purchase of parts. In addition, there is no load on the purchasing counter (in charge of materials).

Effect of the Invention of Claim 8 In claim 6, in the case where the reply from the prospective orderer does not exceed a predetermined period (for example, 20 days), a notice to that effect is sent to the candidate for order. By the notification of "not available", it is possible to expect insufficient disclosure of the order candidate and presentation / proposal of other specifications, and relevant information can be obtained in a wide range at an early stage.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect, if the reply from the prospective orderer does not exceed a predetermined period (for example, two weeks), the prospective orderer is re-notified. The notification can prevent leakage, and if a new specification is considered after the initial investigation, it can be examined again from a different angle and relevant information can be obtained quickly and widely.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect, when the latest candidate part information is transmitted from the order receiving candidate, the order receiving candidate is notified (immediately) to the order receiving candidate. It will be confirmed that the prospective orderer has received it.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the parts purchasing method having a process of transmitting the delivery information (linked to the latest parts information) from the candidate for the order via the communication means, the delivery information is stored in a predetermined DB ( Linked to the order candidate in the order candidate master) Registered in the order candidate delivery master and used by the prospective orderer to select the orderer from among the order candidates, by item for displaying the delivery information Since the delivery information in the delivery candidate delivery master is used as the raw data of the maker map (candidate delivery map), since the delivery information is available, it is possible to obtain important factors for selecting the receiving party early. A thorough study of factors can be performed.

According to the twelfth aspect, in the eleventh aspect, the evaluation information in the evaluation master in which the cost information in the order candidate cost master and the result of evaluating the sample product are stored as raw data of the manufacturer map for each item. Since the information is used, the maker map for each item is a map in which cost, quality, and delivery are considered, so that comprehensive examination can be performed.

Effect of the Invention of Claim 13 In claim 12, the display of the maker map for each item is displayed for each order candidate, the display form for each order candidate is common, and the display form of other order candidates is common. When the display is performed, the change input for the display can be performed by one operation (one click), so that the user can get used to the operation earlier because the form is the same, and the change input can be performed by one operation (one click).
The contents of the previous candidate can be understood as an afterimage at a predetermined display position, and the selection can be facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a proposal information system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining processing of a proposal information system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a material production preparation operation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Recipient of technical information (designer) 2 ... Materials (department) 3 ...
Supplier, 4 ... Manufacturer map for each item.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat ゛ (Reference) G06F 17/60 504 G06F 17/60 504 514 514 (72) Inventor Tomio Wakabayashi 1-chome Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo No. 3-6 Ricoh Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shinichi Oguro 1-3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Yoko Yato 1-3-6 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo No. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toru Shimizu Ricoh Co., Ltd. 1-3-6 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo

Claims (15)

[Claims] An inquiring information from a technical information receiver is transmitted to a technical information provider via a communication means, and the technical information receiver transmits response information to the inquiry information returned from the technical information provider in the communicating means. In the method for exchanging technical information, the inquiry information of the technical information receiver transmitting the inquiry information is transmitted to the technical information provider with reference to the technical information provider master in a predetermined database, and the technical information is provided. The reply of reply information from the person is transmitted to the technical information receiver and the technical information receiver in the master of the technical information receiver in a predetermined database. 2. A part purchase which transmits order specification information from a prospective orderer to a candidate for order via communication means, and the candidate for order returns via the communication means whether or not there is a part satisfying the order specification information. In the method, the specification information of the prospective orderer transmitting the order specification information is transmitted to the prospective order candidate with reference to the prospective order master in a predetermined database, and the reply is transmitted to the orderer and the future order in the predetermined database. A parts purchasing method, which is transmitted to a prospective orderer in a planner master. 3. When a prospective orderer who is planning to place an order sends order specification information to a candidate for order via a communication means, when replying to another prospective orderer, a reply is also sent to the planned orderer. The database is registered in the future orderer master as a future orderer in the database.
How to purchase the parts described. 4. The parts purchasing method according to claim 2, wherein, if the reply from the order candidate does not exceed a predetermined period, a notice to that effect is sent to the prospective orderer. 5. The parts purchasing method according to claim 2, wherein, when a reply is received from the order candidate, a notice of thanks is given to the order candidate. 6. A parts purchasing method for transmitting the latest parts information from an order candidate to a prospective orderer via communication means, wherein the latest parts information is a future order schedule in a future orderer master in a predetermined database. Parts purchase method, which is transmitted to a user. 7. When an order candidate transmits the latest parts information to a prospective orderer via communication means in the future, another prospective orderer transmits order specification information to the order candidate via communication means. 7. The parts purchasing method according to claim 6, wherein the order candidate is registered in a database as an order candidate in an order candidate master in a predetermined database so that order candidate information is transmitted to the order candidate. 8. The parts purchasing method according to claim 6, wherein if the reply from the prospective orderer does not exceed a predetermined period, the order candidate is notified of the fact. 9. The parts purchasing method according to claim 6, wherein if the reply from the future orderer does not exceed a predetermined period, the future orderer is notified again. 10. The parts purchasing method according to claim 6, wherein when the latest parts information is transmitted from the candidate, a notice of thanks is given to the candidate. 11. In a parts purchasing method for transmitting delivery information from an order candidate through a communication means, the delivery information is registered in an order candidate delivery master of a predetermined database, and a prospective orderer is assigned to the order candidate. A component purchasing method characterized by using the delivery information in the delivery candidate delivery master as raw data of an item-specific maker map for displaying delivery information, which is used when selecting a supplier from among them. 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein cost information in an order candidate cost master and evaluation information in an evaluation master storing a result of evaluating a sample product are used as raw data of an item-specific maker map. Item 11. The method for purchasing parts. 13. The display of the maker map for each item is displayed for each order candidate. The display form for each order candidate is common, and when another order candidate is displayed, a change input for that is input. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the operation can be performed by one operation.
Part 2 purchase method. 14. A program for executing the technical information exchange method according to claim 1 or the article purchasing method according to any one of claims 2 to 13. 15. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 14 is recorded.