INVENTORY RETURNING SYSTEM AND INVENTORY RETURNING PROCESSING METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically and easily and accurately return the contents of inventory management data to the state prior to shipping, and to execute necessary inventory returning works without any error by issuing instruction data 7 to departments in charge.;SOLUTION: Inventory management data 3 indicating the state of components prior to shipping and inventory management data 4 indicating the state of components posterior to shipping are stored in a storage device 1. The inventory management data 4 are preserved for a prescribed period beyond at least a period in which the merchandise can be returned posterior to shipping. When a product is returned, an inventory returning processing means 5 clears an prescribed item included in the inventory management data 4 posterior to shipping into the initial state, and returns the inventory management data 4 to inventory management data 3 prior to shipping. At the same time, the inventory returning processing means 5 generates instruction data 7 by rewriting information related to the pertinent components included in the inventory management data 4 posterior to shipping by referring to a component list 6.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2002,JPO