摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article distribution/inventory control system by the Internet capable of performing efficient delivery and optimum inventory control when the same article is ordered from a plurality of ordering persons. <P>SOLUTION: This system comprises the plurality of ordering persons 1 for ordering the article b and a delivery person 2 for receiving an order of the article from the ordering persons and preparing the article. The ordering persons and the delivery person are connected to a host computer 5 via the Internet 4 by communication means 3a, 3b and 3c, and the ordering and receiving of the article are performed on the Internet via the communication means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI |