KR102486008B1 - Methods and devices for processing inventory information - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for processing inventory information by a device, comprising: obtaining the inventory information based on inventory information and outgoing product information; providing a quotation message including information on an order amount and a cost according to an order according to a predetermined minimum amount of stock and the stock information for a plurality of articles; And transmitting an order request according to the quote message to an external device upon receiving a progress response to the estimate message; including, determining a required product whose current stock amount is smaller than the minimum stock amount based on the stock information step; And determining the lowest price seller for ordering the necessary goods; further comprising, when the price of the necessary goods is more than a predetermined amount, the priority given to the lowest price seller is transaction history, expected delivery period, and sales availability. A method, a device, and a recording medium determined based on weights given in order of quantity are disclosed.

Description

Inventory information processing methods and devices {Methods and devices for processing inventory information}

The present disclosure relates to a method and device for processing dental inventory information, and more particularly, provides a quotation message including an order amount and a cost according to an order according to minimum stock and stock information for a plurality of items, and the message It relates to a method and device for transmitting an order request to an external device upon receiving a progress response to.

Conventional intradental inventory management is performed by a document writing program or by hand. This method causes considerable work fatigue to the person in charge of inventory management, so the person in charge cannot smoothly perform the main treatment task or accurately grasp the amount of inventory and order quantity, etc. cases occur frequently.

In addition, failure to accurately determine the amount of inventory and the amount of orders is leading to economic losses such as overstocking, understocking, or exceeding the expiration date of inventory, and a solution to these problems is urgently needed.

Registered Patent No. 10-1691863 (2016.12.27),

The problem to be solved in the present disclosure is to provide a quote message including information on the order amount and cost according to the order according to the preset minimum stock and stock information for a plurality of items, and receive a progress response to the provided quote message. This is for managing dental inventory by transmitting an order request according to a quotation message to an external device.

The problems to be solved in the present disclosure are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, a method for processing stock information by a device according to a first aspect of the present disclosure includes obtaining the stock information based on goods received information and goods shipped; providing a quotation message including information on an order amount and a cost according to an order according to a predetermined minimum amount of stock and the stock information for a plurality of articles; and transmitting an order request according to the quote message to an external device upon receiving a progress response to the quote message, wherein the step of providing the quote message includes a required product whose current inventory is less than the minimum holding amount. Determining based on the stock information; and determining the lowest priced vendor for ordering the necessary product, wherein the lowest priced vendor is provided based on a priority order, and the priority is the lowest priced vendor when the price of the necessary product is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount. Determined based on weights given in the order of transaction history, expected delivery period corresponding to the delivery period required according to the current stock amount of the required product, and when the sellable quantity is greater than or equal to the order amount for the required product , can provide a method.

In addition, the providing of the quotation message may include determining the order amount for the necessary product based on the current inventory amount and the minimum stock amount; and determining a cost according to the order according to the selling price at the lowest priced vendor, wherein the determining of the order quantity includes the current inventory quantity and the minimum holding quantity, an average consumption period for the required product, and an average order quantity. , Determining based on at least one of the sellable quantity, the available price, and the average delivery period; and determining the order amount of the item used together with the required item is to determine the required item when the required item is used. Determining based on the sum of the amount of the used item, the order amount for the necessary item, and the current stock amount of the required item; may include.

In addition, the warehousing product information may be obtained according to a product recognition signal provided as the terminal recognizes a product recognition image included in the warehousing product.

The inventory information may further include providing an alarm message informing of an imminent expiration date based on the expiration date information of the plurality of stocked items, and based on the expiration date information.

In addition, the inventory information includes at least one of inventory location information, expiration date information, quality maintenance period information, price information, warehousing history information, shipment history information, purchaser information, current inventory information, and minimum stock information for a plurality of items in stock. The step of determining the lowest priced vendor may include: assigning a high weight in the order of the sellable quantity of the necessary product, the transaction history with the lowest priced vendor, and the expected delivery period; and determining at least one of the lowest priced vendors among a plurality of lowest priced vendors based on the weight, wherein if the transaction history does not exist, the determining of the lowest priced vendor includes the sale quantity, transaction difficulty and assigning a higher weight in the order of the expected delivery period; and determining at least one lowest priced vendor among the plurality of lowest priced vendors based on the weight.

In addition, monitoring the order frequency for the plurality of items; and updating the minimum holding amount based on the order frequency when the period during which the order frequency is greater than the preset period is equal to or longer than the preset period.

In addition, the minimum holding amount is determined based on at least one of the frequency of ordering the plurality of products, the number of products near expiration date, remaining expiration date, expiration date, order difficulty, and estimated purchase cost, and the minimum holding amount is the order frequency, The number of items near expiration date, the remaining expiration date, the expiration date, the order difficulty, and the expected purchase cost may be determined based on weights given higher in order.

In addition, the obtaining of the stock information may obtain the stock item information and the output item information from a customer management server, and the device may operate in conjunction with the customer management server.

A device for processing stock information according to a second aspect of the present disclosure obtains the stock information based on the stocked article information and the shipped article information, and determines the quantity of orders and the stock information according to the predetermined minimum holding amount of a plurality of articles and the stock information. a processor that provides a quote message containing information about the cost of the order; and a communication unit configured to transmit an order request according to the estimate message to an external device upon receiving a progress response to the estimate message, wherein the processor selects a necessary product whose current stock amount is less than the minimum holding amount based on the stock information. and determines the lowest price seller for ordering the necessary goods, and the lowest price seller is provided based on a priority order, and the priority is the lowest price seller Device, which is determined based on weights given in the order of when the transaction history, the expected delivery period corresponds to the delivery period required according to the current stock amount of the required product, and when the sellable quantity is greater than or equal to the order amount for the required product. can provide.

In addition, the processor determines the order amount for the necessary product based on the current inventory amount and the minimum holding amount, determines the cost according to the order according to the selling price at the lowest price seller, and the processor determines the order amount The current stock amount and the minimum stock amount, and the average consumption period for the required product, the average order amount, the saleable quantity, the available price, and the average delivery period, determined based on at least one of the items used together with the required item The order amount may be determined based on the sum of the amount of the required product used together with the required product when the required product is used, the order amount for the required product, and the current inventory of the required product.

In addition to this, other specific details are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, since current inventory is provided in real time so that there is no need to organize inventory when reordering products, work productivity can be greatly improved.

In addition, by providing notifications on expiry date and out of stock, optimal stock conditions can be maintained to provide the best medical service to patients, and dental offices can maximize profits.

The effects of the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a device according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is a flowchart illustrating each step of operating a device according to an embodiment.
3 is a flowchart illustrating each step of determining an order quantity and a cost according to an order according to an embodiment.
4 is a diagram schematically illustrating services provided in an embodiment.
5 is a diagram schematically illustrating services provided in an embodiment.

Advantages and features in the present disclosure, and methods for achieving them will become clear with reference to embodiments described later in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various different forms, only the present embodiments are intended to make the disclosure complete, and the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art belonging to the technical field. It is provided to fully inform you.

Terminology used in this specification is for describing embodiments and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. In this specification, singular forms also include plural forms unless specifically stated otherwise in a phrase. As used herein, "comprises" and/or "comprising" does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements other than the recited elements. Like reference numerals throughout the specification refer to like elements, and “and/or” includes each and every combination of one or more of the recited elements. Although "first", "second", etc. are used to describe various components, these components are not limited by these terms, of course. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Accordingly, it goes without saying that the first element mentioned below may also be the second element within the technical spirit of the present disclosure.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in this specification may be used with meanings commonly understood by those skilled in the art. In addition, terms defined in commonly used dictionaries are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless explicitly specifically defined.

The spatially relative terms "below", "beneath", "lower", "above", "upper", etc. It can be used to easily describe a component's correlation with other components. Spatially relative terms should be understood as encompassing different orientations of elements in use or operation in addition to the orientations shown in the drawings. For example, if you flip a component that is shown in a drawing, a component described as "below" or "beneath" another component will be placed "above" the other component. can Thus, the exemplary term “below” may include directions of both below and above. Components may also be oriented in other orientations, and thus spatially relative terms may be interpreted according to orientation.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to the drawings, the device 100 may include a processor 110 and a communication unit 120.

The processor 110 according to an embodiment obtains inventory information based on incoming product information and outgoing product information, and obtains information on order quantities and costs according to orders according to predetermined minimum inventory and stock information for a plurality of products. You can provide a quote message that includes.

In addition, the processor 110 determines a required product whose current stock amount is less than the minimum holding amount based on the stock information, determines an order amount for the required product based on the current stock amount and the minimum holding amount, and determines an order amount for the required product. The lowest priced vendor may be determined, and a cost according to the order may be determined according to a selling price at the lowest priced vendor.

In one embodiment, the order amount for the necessary product may be determined based on artificial intelligence analysis. For example, the order quantity for a required item determines the quantity ordered for the item, including the average consumption period of the item, the average order quantity, the quantity available from the seller, the available price, and the average delivery time, in addition to the current inventory and minimum stock for the required item. It can be determined according to the results of artificial intelligence-based analysis of various factors related to Such artificial intelligence analysis results may be made by an artificial intelligence calculation unit (not shown) built into the device 100 . As a result, the order amount may be determined through an order amount automation process based on artificial intelligence analysis performed by an artificial intelligence operation unit without the user directly inputting the order amount.

The communication unit 120 according to an embodiment may obtain information on goods received and information on goods shipped, and upon receiving a progress response to a quote message, may transmit an order request according to the quote message to an external device.

As such, according to the foregoing, the device 100 determines the order amount and the cost according to the order according to the inventory information in the dentist and the minimum holding amount of each stock, and performs an operation for inventory management that provides them in the form of a message (100 ) can be understood as

In addition, those skilled in the art can understand that other general-purpose components other than the components shown in FIG. 1 may be further included in the device 100 . For example, the device 100 may further include a memory (not shown) for storing inventory information and a display (not shown) for providing a quote message. Alternatively, in the case of other embodiments, those skilled in the art may understand that some of the components shown in FIG. 1 may be omitted.

The device 100 according to an embodiment may be used by a user or a worker, and is equipped with a touch screen panel such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a tablet PC, and the like. It can be interlocked with a variety of handheld-based wireless communication devices, and in addition to desktop PCs, tablet PCs, laptop PCs, and IPTVs including set-top boxes, devices with a base capable of installing and running applications Can be included or interlocked.

The device 100 may be implemented as a terminal such as a computer that operates through a computer program for realizing the functions described in this specification.

Device 100 according to an embodiment may include a stock information system (not shown) and a server (not shown), but is not limited thereto. The server according to an embodiment may support an application that provides a quote message, receives a response thereto, and transmits an order request to an external device, and a service 400 using the same.

Device 100 according to an embodiment may operate in conjunction with a customer management server (not shown). For example, the device 100 may obtain information on goods received and information on goods shipped from a customer management server.

The customer management server may manage customer information. Customer information may comprehensively mean information available throughout the course of treatment for a customer, for example, personal information of a customer managed through an electronic chart, treatment information used for treatment of a customer, and improvement of relationship with a customer. It may include information used for In one embodiment, the customer management server collects customer information pre-stored in a plurality of external devices (not shown) or customer information obtained in the treatment process from a plurality of external devices, and stores them in a database for each hospital (eg, dental office) and each customer. It can be stored, updated and managed.

Hereinafter, the device 100 according to an embodiment will be mainly described in an embodiment in which the device 100 operates independently, but as described above, it may operate through interworking with a server. That is, it can be seen that the device 100 and the server according to an embodiment may be integrated and implemented in terms of their functions, and the server may be omitted, and is not limited to any one embodiment.

Embodiments of the above-described device 100 will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings below.

2 is a flowchart illustrating each step in which the device 100 operates according to an embodiment.

In step S210, the device 100 may obtain inventory information based on the goods received information and the goods shipped.

In one embodiment, the goods worn and shipped may include items commonly used in dentistry, such as an anesthetic, a mask, a syringe, and a medical treatment tool.

Receipt item information according to an embodiment may be obtained according to an item recognition signal provided by recognizing a product recognition image (eg, barcode, QR code, etc.) included in the item in a terminal (eg, user mobile phone, etc.) there is.

For example, the terminal may provide the device 100 with an article recognition signal obtained by recognizing a QR code or barcode of the article to be worn, and the device 100 may provide information about the article to be worn based on the acquired article recognition signal. Receipt item information can be acquired. The device 100 acquired item information may include information on the number of items worn, and may be stored and managed in a server (not shown). Similarly, by recognizing an image for product recognition with respect to a warehousing product, it is also possible to obtain shipped product information related to a shipped product.

Inventory information according to an embodiment includes at least one of inventory location information, expiration date information, quality maintenance period information, price information, warehousing history information, shipment history information, supplier information, current stock amount information, and minimum stock amount information for a plurality of items in stock. may contain one.

For example, the device 100 may determine whether actual inventory is being stored in a designated warehouse or the location of a warehouse in which the goods are stored among a plurality of warehouses by obtaining inventory location information on a plurality of items in stock according to the inventory information. In addition to the method of counting the number of possessed items, the accuracy can be further improved. If the location of the stocked items according to the inventory location information for a plurality of stocked items according to inventory information is in a place other than the designated warehouse (eg, a location more than a preset distance away from the designated location), it is judged as a shipped item and the stock information may be deducted by the number of items in question. In addition, by acquiring inventory location information for a plurality of owned items, it is possible to more easily determine the stocking/delivering state of products.

In one example, the quality maintenance period information for the plurality of owned items may indicate a period during which the quality of the stored items is maintained to the extent that they can be used. This quality maintenance period may be different for each product, and may generally be determined when the product is manufactured. The required order amount may be increased by the number of products whose deadlines have exceeded according to the quality maintenance deadline information for a plurality of products.

The device 100 may obtain inventory information on the warehoused product information and inventory information on the stocked product by obtaining stock information based on the stocked product information and the shipped product information.

In step S220, the device 100 may provide a quotation message including information on an order amount and a cost according to the order according to predetermined minimum inventory and stock information for a plurality of articles.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the step of determining the order amount and cost according to the order in step S220 is the step of the device 100 determining a required product whose current stock amount is smaller than the minimum stock amount based on inventory information (S310), the current stock amount. And determining the order amount for the necessary goods based on the minimum holding amount (S320), determining the lowest price seller for ordering the necessary goods (S330), and determining the cost according to the order according to the selling price at the lowest price seller It may be performed through step S340.

In step S310, the required product may indicate a product requiring an order because the current stock amount is smaller than the preset minimum holding amount for the corresponding product. The device 100 may determine these necessary items based on inventory information.

In step S320, the device 100 may determine the order amount for the required product based on the current stock amount of the required product and the minimum holding amount previously set to correspond to the required product.

In step S330, the device 100 may determine the lowest priced vendor for ordering the necessary product by using a web search result or a method of determining a vendor provided in real time from the server.

In step S340, the device 100 may determine the cost according to the order according to the selling price at the lowest priced retailer.

In an embodiment, when there are a plurality of lowest priced vendors, the device 100 may first determine a vendor having a transaction history among the plurality of lowest priced vendors as the lowest priced vendor for ordering a necessary product based on the transaction history information.

In another embodiment, when there are a plurality of lowest priced vendors and there is no transaction history with the plurality of lowest priced vendors according to the transaction history information, based on the saleable quantity of necessary items from the plurality of lowest priced vendors, transaction difficulty, and required delivery period. Thus, it is possible to determine the lowest priced vendor for ordering a necessary product among a plurality of lowest priced vendors.

For example, if required items can be sold at the seller as much as the ordered quantity, the device 100 can place the highest weight on the sellable quantity because the quantity ordered can be purchased at one time, reducing shipping costs and enabling efficient product ordering such as prompt warehousing. can

In addition, since it may be difficult to order products as much as the order amount due to a shortage of quantity as the transaction difficulty of the product is high, the device 100 considers the transaction difficulty and determines the seller to be important for efficient ordering. Difficulty can be given a high weight of 2nd priority.

In addition, as the delivery period required for each of the plurality of lowest priced vendors is shorter, inventory management becomes possible quickly, so the device 100 may assign a high weight to the required delivery period as the third priority.

In this way, efficient inventory management is possible by determining the lowest priced vendor for ordering a necessary product among a plurality of lowest priced vendors based on weights differently assigned through the device 100 .

According to an embodiment, the minimum holding amount may be determined or updated based on at least one of the frequency of ordering a plurality of products, the number of products nearing the expiration date, the remaining expiration date, the expiration date, order difficulty, and estimated purchase cost. This minimum holding amount may represent a minimum quantity determined for the article to be stored in the dental office. For example, when the inventory quantity of a plurality of items is less than the minimum stock quantity, an order for the item may be required.

According to an embodiment, the minimum holding amount of a plurality of products can be regarded as frequently used products as the frequency of ordering for a plurality of products increases, so that the minimum holding amount of corresponding products can be determined high to prevent a situation in which products are in short supply.

In addition, as the number of items whose expiration date is imminent among the plurality of items increases or the remaining expiration date increases, the minimum holding amount of the corresponding items is determined to be low, thereby reducing the order quantity of items that are not used infrequently, thereby minimizing economic loss.

In addition, as the difficulty of ordering multiple items increases (e.g., rapid demand for masks due to the corona virus epidemic), it is difficult to purchase those items. Therefore, by determining the minimum holding quantity higher, you can increase the order quantity and promote smooth inventory management. there is.

In addition, as the expected purchase cost for a plurality of goods is higher, the minimum holding amount may be determined to be lower, thereby maintaining cash flow and preventing the risk of economic loss in the case of goods with frequent market price fluctuations.

In addition, when the minimum holding amount for a plurality of articles is predetermined, the minimum holding amount may be newly updated by the above factors.

Additionally, according to the foregoing, the device 100 assigns high weights in the order of order frequency for a plurality of products, the number of items nearing expiration date, remaining expiration date, expiration date, order difficulty, and expected purchase cost, and Based on the weight, the minimum holding amount can be determined.

In the case of determining the minimum holding quantity for a plurality of items by assigning high weights in this order, more optimized inventory management is possible.

In step S230, the device 100 may transmit an order request according to the quote message to an external device upon receiving a progress response to the quote message. Here, the external device may include the device 100 related to the lowest priced seller determined in steps S310 to S340.

In one embodiment, the user may provide a progress response to the provided quote message to the device 100 . At this time, the user may check the information about the order amount and cost according to the order included in the quote message and provide a progress response to the device 100 . In one example, after the user checks the estimate message, the user may transmit correction information requesting modification to the order amount and cost according to the order to the device 100 through the user terminal, and the device 100 may send the received correction information The reflected estimate message may be provided to the user terminal. Thereafter, the device 100 may transmit an order request according to the quote message to an external device upon receiving a progress response to the quote message in which the correction information is reflected.

In one embodiment, the inventory information may include expiration date information on a plurality of items in stock, and an alarm message (eg, push notification, pop-up notification, SMS, etc.) notifying expiration date is provided based on the expiration date information. can do.

For example, the device 100 may determine the order quantity based on the minimum inventory and stock information of a plurality of items in stock, but may provide an alarm message when the expiration date of the plurality of items in storage is imminent. there is. The device 100 may provide a quotation message including information on the order amount and cost according to the order according to the holding amount, minimum holding amount, and stock information of a plurality of items in possession near expiration date to the user terminal, and respond to the provided alarm message. Upon receiving a progress response to the request, an order request according to a quote message may be transmitted to an external device.

The device 100 according to an embodiment may monitor the order frequency for a plurality of items, and if the period in which the order frequency according to the monitoring result is maintained greater than the preset frequency is longer than the preset period, the order frequency of the minimum holding amount is set. can be updated based on

For example, as a result of monitoring the order frequency of each of a plurality of products, there may be a case where a period during which the order frequency of a product is maintained higher than the preset frequency is equal to or longer than the preset period. In this case, it means that the actual order frequency is less than the pre-expected order frequency, and since the corresponding product can be considered to be used or shipped out relatively, it may be desirable to update the minimum holding amount high based on the order frequency. .

3 is a flowchart illustrating each step of determining an order quantity and a cost according to an order according to an embodiment.

Referring to the drawing, the device 100 includes a step of determining a required product with a current stock amount less than the minimum holding amount based on inventory information (S310), and a step of determining an order amount for the required product based on the current stock amount and the minimum holding amount (S310). The order amount and the cost according to the order may be determined according to the step of determining the lowest price seller for ordering necessary products (S320), the step of determining the lowest price seller (S330), and the step of determining the cost according to the order according to the selling price at the lowest price seller (S340). .

In an embodiment, when there are a plurality of lowest priced vendors, the device 100 may first determine a vendor having a transaction history among the plurality of lowest priced vendors as the lowest priced vendor for ordering a necessary product based on the transaction history information. In this way, by determining a seller with a transaction history as the lowest price seller for ordering a necessary product, the cost according to the order can be determined more quickly and with high reliability.

In another embodiment, when there are a plurality of lowest priced vendors and there is no transaction history with the plurality of lowest priced vendors according to the transaction history information, based on the saleable quantity of necessary items from the plurality of lowest priced vendors, transaction difficulty, and required delivery period. Thus, it is possible to determine the lowest priced vendor for ordering a necessary product among a plurality of lowest priced vendors.

In this way, more efficient inventory management is possible by determining the lowest priced vendor for ordering a necessary product among a plurality of lowest priced vendors based on weights differently assigned through the device 100 .

According to one embodiment, the device 100 may generate a new image for product recognition for goods that have no image for product recognition. Accordingly, smooth inventory management is possible even for warehousing goods that do not have images for product recognition.

In one embodiment, the device 100 may perform AI-based purchase and sales analysis and settlement functions. For example, the device 100 performs artificial intelligence analysis on incoming product information, outgoing product information, order quantity, and order cost to average cost per order, difference in cost compared to the previous day, purchase and sales analysis information for a specific period , can provide information such as estimated cost for the order.

This device 100 may be operated in conjunction with a cloud server environment. Accordingly, incoming product information and outgoing product information and inventory information for numerous items, minimum holdings for multiple items, etc. are stored and managed in the cloud server to provide rapid information processing and work environment, and the risk of information loss. This can be greatly reduced.

In one embodiment, the device 100 may receive a document file (eg, a Microsoft Excel file, etc.) including inventory information from a user terminal. Accordingly, the device 100 acquires stock information in the document file based on a comparison result between the plurality of article information included in the provided document file and the plurality of article information pre-stored in the device 100, and the pre-stored plurality of article information. can be updated.

According to an embodiment, the device 100 may provide a message indicating that an order for a product is expected when the quantity of the plurality of items decreases below a predetermined ratio among the minimum holding amount. Accordingly, the user can confirm in advance whether or not there is sufficient cost required for ordering the product by checking the corresponding message provided in advance, and can respond to this in advance.

In one embodiment, the device 100 may interwork with a plurality of user terminals. For example, information (eg, inventory information, etc.) uploaded from a first user terminal is uploaded to a second user terminal in real time so that the second user can check it. In addition, access rights to the device 100 are provided to a plurality of user terminals, enabling efficient task division in real time.

In one embodiment, when the device 100 determines the order quantity for a specific item (eg, implant) among a plurality of items, the order quantity of the item (eg, abutment, etc.) used together with the specific item is determined as the order quantity of the specific item. , or may be determined to be equal to the sum of the current inventory and the order quantity of a specific item.

For example, even if the current inventory of abutments exceeds the minimum holding amount, if the inventory of implants exceeds the current inventory of abutments according to the implant order quantity, orders for each implant and abutment are executed separately even though the implant and abutment are used together. Since the order quantity of the abutment may be determined to be the same as the order quantity of the implant, or to be equal to the sum of the current inventory quantity and the order quantity of the implant. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize the inconvenience of ordering each product at different times.

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a service 400 provided in an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the device 100 may provide a service 400 including an integrated menu 410 capable of performing intradental inventory management, order management, calendar, label printing, and the like. This service 400 may be provided in a form usable in various user terminals such as websites and applications.

The inventory management menu within the integrated menu 410 provided by the service 400 according to an embodiment may provide management of product warehousing, shipping, adjustment, storage location and customer, and product movement history information. For example, if the currently stored item is stored in any one of treatment rooms 1 to 4, the storage place tab 440 may indicate that the item is being stored in the treatment room corresponding to the storage place.

Referring to the drawing, a service 400 may provide a notification 420 of an imminent out-of-stock notification 420 and a notification 430 of an imminent expiration date. This notification may be provided in the form of a message, but is not limited thereto.

Specifically, a message indicating an imminent out-of-stock may be provided based on the current stock amount and the minimum holding amount of a plurality of items. For example, when the current stock amount of a plurality of items is equal to the minimum holding amount, a message indicating an impending stock shortage may be provided. In another example, when a value obtained by subtracting the minimum holding amount from the current inventory amount for a plurality of items is equal to or less than a preset value or a preset ratio, a message indicating that a stock shortage is imminent may be provided.

According to an embodiment, the service 400 may provide the expiration date impending notification 430 in the form of a message.

For example, expiration dates for a plurality of products may correspond to quality maintenance period information for a plurality of products. Specifically, the quality maintenance period information for the plurality of owned items may indicate a period during which the quality of the stored items is maintained to the extent that they can be used. This quality maintenance period may be different for each product, and may generally be determined when the product is manufactured. When the deadline according to the quality maintenance deadline information for a plurality of products is adjacent by a predetermined value or exceeds the deadline, an expiration date impending message indicating this may be provided.

In this way, the service 400 provided from the device 100 provides overall dental inventory management functions such as inventory management, order management, storage location notification, stock shortage and expiration date imminent notification 430 message provision, thereby manually dentistry. Compared to the way inventory management is performed, very efficient and accurate management becomes possible.

5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a service 400 provided in an embodiment.

Referring to the drawing, the service 400 provided from the device 100 may provide a lowest price search function when ordering a plurality of products.

For this lowest price search function, an artificial intelligence-based search engine may be used. For example, search results provided through an artificial intelligence search engine, unlike the conventional technology that simply provides the seller with the lowest product selling price, is an optimal search that considers various cost-related factors such as product selling price, transaction history, and shipping cost. can be provided as a result.

In one example, when a search result for a product is provided on the service 400, the lowest priced retailer and the lowest priced retailer may be provided along with a general retailer and a general retailer's selling price. For example, when a plurality of lowest priced vendors are provided, they may be sequentially provided on the search result list in the order of sales quantity, transaction history, and expected delivery period. In general, since it is most efficient to purchase products in accordance with the sellable quantity, a high weight can be assigned to the sellable quantity, and the reliability of items purchased from a seller with a previous transaction history is higher than that of other sellers. The transaction history can be given a second-higher weight in that it can be slightly higher than the item, and it is important to select a seller according to the expected delivery period, but the expected delivery period is slightly less important than other factors. can be given a high weight in the third order. Thereafter, the device 100 may determine the priority in which a plurality of vendors are first provided from the top on the search result list based on the assigned weight.

In another example, when a product is purchased for a predetermined amount or more, the priority in which a plurality of vendors are given priority from the top on the search result list is determined based on a weighted value in the order of transaction history, expected delivery period, and saleable quantity. can

For example, purchases of items with a high price can be given the highest weight in the transaction history because the reliability of purchases such as repairs and after-sales service can be the most important, and fast delivery of items is important for dental operations. Since it is advantageous, the expected delivery period can be given a second high weight, and since a small amount of items are purchased, the salable quantity is less important, so the sellable quantity can be given a third higher weight. .

Based on these weights, the device 100 may determine the priority in which a plurality of vendors are provided first on the search result list from the top, and according to the determined priority, a vendor more suitable for a purchase situation of a product with a high price is selected from the top. Priority is provided so that the user can more easily select the most appropriate sales outlet from among a plurality of lowest priced sales outlets.

According to an embodiment, the management server of the service 400 and a plurality of vendor servers may be connected to each other. For example, the service management server may acquire information on goods received, information on new goods, information on stock shortages, etc. from a plurality of vendor servers, generate order information reflecting the obtained information, and set the current inventory amount and the minimum holding quantity for a plurality of goods to a plurality of items. It can be provided by two vendor servers.

Accordingly, it is possible to check insufficient or newly stocked items in real time through the service 400 (or device), and a plurality of vendors check the inventory status of the corresponding dentist from the service management server and prepare items in advance. Management becomes possible, and an order can be performed based on each received information, so a very convenient dental inventory management service can be provided.

According to an embodiment, the device 100 may acquire, register, store, and manage payment information representing information related to payment for costs according to an order from a user or a user terminal. Such payment information may include information indicating various payment methods such as general currency payment, virtual currency payment, and card payment, and detailed payment information (eg, card identification information, etc.) corresponding to the payment method.

Accordingly, the device 100 may receive a progress response to the quote message provided and transmit an order request and payment information according to the quote message to an external device, and the product order and payment information may be received by the external device receiving the order request and payment information. Payment can be done together.

In another example, when payment information is not registered in advance, when a quote message is provided, a message requesting payment information registration may be provided together, and payment information may be received along with a progress response to the quote message.

In another example, when payment information is not registered in advance, the artificial intelligence operation unit may determine the most suitable recommended payment method based on the amount of the order and the cost according to the order, and generate a message indicating the determined recommended payment method to send it to the user or the user. A signal requested to be provided to the terminal may be provided to the communication unit.

As a result, the device 100 receives payment information and a progress response for a quotation message for ordering goods from the user, so that goods ordering and payment for expenses according to the order can be made simultaneously, enabling more convenient and rapid inventory management. It happens.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are implemented as software including one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (eg, memory) readable by a machine (eg, a display device or a computer). It can be. For example, the processor 110 (eg, the processor 110) of the device may call at least one of one or more instructions stored from a storage medium and execute it. This enables the device to be operated to perform at least one function according to the invoked at least one instruction. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code executable by an interpreter. The device-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-temporary' only means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not contain signals (e.g., electromagnetic waves), and this term refers to the case where data is stored semi-permanently in the storage medium. It does not discriminate when it is temporarily stored.

According to one embodiment, the method according to various embodiments disclosed in the present disclosure may be included and provided in a computer program product. Computer program products may be traded between sellers and buyers as commodities. A computer program product is distributed in the form of a device-readable storage medium (e.g. compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)), or through an application store (e.g. Play Store™) or on two user devices (e.g. It can be distributed (eg downloaded or uploaded) online, directly between smartphones. In the case of online distribution, at least part of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily created in a device-readable storage medium such as a manufacturer's server, an application store server, or a relay server's memory.

Those skilled in the art related to this embodiment will be able to understand that it can be implemented in a modified form within a range that does not deviate from the essential characteristics of the above description. Therefore, the disclosed methods are to be considered in an illustrative rather than a limiting sense. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the equivalent scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

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110: processor 120: communication unit
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410: integrated menu 420: notification of imminent out of stock
430: Notification of impending expiration date
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In a method for processing stock information by a device,
Obtaining the stock information based on the information of the goods received and the information of the goods to be shipped;
providing a quotation message including information on an order amount and a cost according to an order according to a preset minimum amount of stock and the inventory information for a plurality of articles;
Transmitting an order request according to the quote message to an external device upon receiving a progress response to the quote message; Including,
The step of providing the quote message is
determining, based on the inventory information, a required product whose current stock amount is smaller than the minimum stock amount;
Determining the lowest price seller for ordering the necessary product; and
Including; determining the order in which the plurality of lowest priced vendors are provided when a plurality of the lowest priced vendors are determined;
The order in which the plurality of lowest priced vendors are provided is determined based on preset priorities;
The priority is determined based on weights given in the order of the salesable quantity, the transaction history with the lowest price seller, and the expected delivery period,
When the amount of the necessary item is greater than or equal to the predetermined amount, the priority is determined based on weights given in the order of transaction history with the lowest price seller, expected delivery period, and saleable quantity,
The step of providing the quote message is
Acquiring inventory information based on the received product information and the shipped product information; Including,
The step of determining the order quantity is
determining based on at least one of the current stock amount, the minimum holding amount, average consumption period for the required product, average order amount, the sellable quantity, available price, and average delivery period; and
Determining the order amount of the product used together with the necessary product; including,
The order quantity of the items used together is
Determined by at least one of an amount equal to the usage amount of the item used with the required item when the required item is used or an amount corresponding to the sum of the order quantity for the required item and the current stock amount of the required item.
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The above goods information is
Acquired according to the product recognition signal provided as the terminal recognizes the image for product recognition included in the warehousing product, a method.
According to claim 1,
The inventory information includes expiration date information for a plurality of items in stock;
Providing an alarm message informing of an imminent expiration date based on the expiration date information; further comprising the method.
According to claim 1,
The inventory information includes at least one of inventory location information, expiration date information, quality maintenance period information, price information, warehousing history information, shipment history information, supplier information, current stock amount information, and minimum stock amount information for a plurality of items in stock. ,
The step of determining the lowest price seller
assigning a high weight in the order of the saleable quantity of the necessary product, the transaction history with the lowest priced seller, and the expected delivery period; and
Determining at least one of the lowest priced vendors among a plurality of lowest priced vendors based on the weight,
If the above transaction history does not exist
The step of determining the lowest price seller
assigning high weights in order of the sellable quantity, transaction difficulty, and expected delivery period; and
The method further includes determining at least one of the lowest priced vendors from among the plurality of lowest priced vendors based on the weight.
According to claim 1,
monitoring frequency of orders for the plurality of items; and
and updating the minimum holding amount based on the order frequency when the period during which the order frequency is maintained greater than the preset frequency is equal to or longer than the preset period.
According to claim 1,
The minimum holding amount is
It is determined based on at least one of the frequency of ordering the plurality of products, the number of products near expiration, remaining expiration date, expiration date, order difficulty, and estimated purchase cost;
The minimum holding amount is
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the order frequency, the number of near-due items, the remaining expiration date, the expiration date, the order difficulty, and the expected purchase cost are determined based on weights given in the order of high.
According to claim 1,
Obtaining the stock information may include acquiring the stock item information and the shipped item information from a customer management server;
Wherein the device operates in conjunction with the customer management server.
In a device for processing inventory information,
A processor that obtains the stock information based on the warehousing product information and the outgoing product information, and provides a quotation message including information on an order quantity and a cost according to the order according to a predetermined minimum holding amount for a plurality of products and the stock information ; and
A communication unit configured to transmit an order request according to the quote message to an external device upon receiving a progress response to the quote message;
The processor
Determining a necessary product whose current stock amount is less than the minimum holding amount based on the stock information;
Determine the lowest price for ordering the necessary items,
When the plurality of lowest priced vendors are determined, determining the order in which the plurality of lowest priced vendors are provided;
The order in which the plurality of lowest priced vendors are provided is determined based on preset priorities;
The priority is determined based on weights given in the order of the salesable quantity, the transaction history with the lowest price seller, and the expected delivery period,
When the amount of the necessary item is greater than or equal to the predetermined amount, the priority is determined based on weights given in the order of transaction history with the lowest price seller, expected delivery period, and saleable quantity,
The processor
Acquiring inventory information based on incoming product information and outgoing product information;
Determine the order amount based on at least one of the current stock amount, the minimum holding amount, the average consumption period for the required product, the average order amount, the sellable quantity, the available price, and the average delivery period;
determine the order quantity of goods used with said needed goods;
The order quantity of the items used together is
Determined by at least one of an amount equal to the amount of use of the item used with the required item when the necessary item is used or an amount corresponding to the sum of the order amount for the required item and the current stock amount of the required item.
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