Abstract: A supply chain management system is configured to create supply chain network information including information on a directed graph representing a multi-tiered supply chain network including tiers upstream and downstream of the target enterprise, acquire risk information on the multi-tiered supply chain network, detect, in the directed graph, a risk occurrence node influenced by a risk and a node of the target enterprise influenced by a defect of product supply at the risk occurrence node, search for a substituting node candidate for the risk occurrence node in a node group including a node of an enterprise outside the directed graph based on an item of the risk occurrence node, and present information on a change plan of the multi-tiered supply chain network obtained by adding the substituting node candidate to the directed graph.

Abstract: A sourcing support system comprises: a weight calculation unit configured to calculate the name of the related parts group related to the target part when target part specifying information is input; calculate the name of the related parts group; and calculate the evaluation index weights of the evaluation indexes of the supply capacity; and a score calculation unit configured to calculate a name of a candidate supplier who can purchase the target part; calculate the evaluation index score of the evaluation index of supply capacity and the evaluation index of soundness for the calculated names of the candidate suppliers; calculate the sum of the products of the evaluation index weight and the evaluation index score, with respect to the evaluation index of supply capacity as a supply capacity score; calculate the sum of the evaluation index score S of the evaluation index of soundness as the soundness score.

Abstract: A parts procurement support device including: a similar product selection unit that selects an existing product similar to a new product on the basis of shared information regarding design of the new product and feature information indicating a feature of the existing product; and a supplier selection unit that selects a supplier of a part constituting the new product on the basis of parts information regarding a part of the selected existing product.

Abstract: There is provided a value chain planning apparatus for a value chain from material procurement to sales of a product in which at least two or more business entities participate. The value chain planning apparatus includes an agent recruitment unit that recruits an execution module that is an agent that realizes a task included in the value chain, an agent registration unit that registers the execution module as the agent when receiving an application including the execution module, a plan preparation unit that executes the execution module for two or more tasks included in the value chain, performs a simulation of executing the task, and measures a KPI, and a reward payment processing unit that pays a reward corresponding to an execution result to the executed execution module.

Abstract: The supply chain management apparatus includes: an input unit that receives input information indicating a change in market conditions; a storage unit that stores supply chain information in which constituent companies of a supply chain, T&Cs information in which T&Cs of each of the constituent companies of the supply chain is registered, and a condition for a key performance indicator which should be satisfied, the condition for a key performance indicator being set for each of the constituent companies; a T&Cs calculation unit that, when the input information is received, calculates a supply chain plan corresponding to the change in the market conditions indicated by the input information based on a predetermined calculation method, and when a key performance indicator calculated based on the supply chain plan does not meet the condition for the key performance indicator, changes the T&Cs so that the key performance indicator is optimal.

Abstract: A demand prediction in each planning unit is calculated based on a planning unit of a demand to be prepared by each company constituting a supply chain, and an appropriate supply plan in which each company can adopt necessary and sufficient demand prediction data is output.

Abstract: A plan parameter obtaining an optimal result between a plurality of software pieces that are linkingly operated is calculated. A value chain plan linking method that uses a value chain plan linking apparatus that combines and executes a plurality of software pieces according to a task. At least any one of the plurality of software pieces uses, as an input parameter, an output parameter obtained from any one of other software pieces included in the plurality of software pieces. The value chain plan linking apparatus executes a different solution requiring step of calculating a plurality of the output parameters in each of the plurality of software pieces, and a displaying step of displaying, as an overall plan, the output parameter obtaining a best key performance indicator value in the entire value chain according to a combination of the input and output parameters of the plurality of software pieces.

Abstract: A procurement work assistance device includes a storage unit configured to store order history information, delivery history information, and a procurement plan in which an item to be procured is registered, a delivery expectation index calculation unit configured to calculate, by using the order history information, a delivery expectation index indicating easiness of delivery for each item of each supplier, and an order plan formulation unit configured to generate delivery expectation index histogram information indicating a relationship between the delivery expectation index and a delivery rate calculated based on the delivery history information, calculate a delivery expectation index of the item in the procurement plan, determine, by using the delivery expectation index histogram information, the supplier having the highest delivery rate associated with the delivery expectation index, and generate order plan information including the item in the procurement plan and the determined supplier.

Abstract: To divide a request content according to QCD and to present a combination of outsourcees. A business outsourcing management device, including: a division plan derivation unit configured to derive a plurality of division plans in which a business related to manufacturing a product is divided into a plurality of processes; an evaluation unit configured to extract and assign a company capable of responding to a requirement of the processes for each division plan and evaluate the division plans according to a predetermined index value; and an outsourcee determination unit configured to determine a business outsourcee according to a division plan with a high evaluation among the division plans.

Abstract: The supply chain management apparatus includes: an input unit that receives input information indicating a change in market conditions; a storage unit that stores supply chain information in which constituent companies of a supply chain, T&Cs information in which T&Cs of each of the constituent companies of the supply chain is registered, and a condition for a key performance indicator which should be satisfied, the condition for a key performance indicator being set for each of the constituent companies; a T&Cs calculation unit that, when the input information is received, calculates a supply chain plan corresponding to the change in the market conditions indicated by the input information based on a predetermined calculation method, and when a key performance indicator calculated based on the supply chain plan does not meet the condition for the key performance indicator, changes the T&Cs so that the key performance indicator is optimal.

Abstract: A parallel distributed processing control system used in production distribution planning includes: a storage unit storing step information of steps constituting a production distribution process of a product, CPU information of CPUs that calculate a value of a simulation result for the step, and a constraint value in the production distribution process; a divided model generation unit generating a divided model by grouping the steps; a CPU allocation unit allocating the divided model to the plurality of CPUs; an engine execution unit enabling the CPU to calculate the value for the step constituting the divided model; and a constraint monitoring unit determining whether the value satisfies a condition specified by the constraint value. An output information generation unit generates result information using the value satisfying the condition; and the CPU allocation unit allocates the divided model so that processing loads of the plurality of CPUs are equalized.

Abstract: A parallel distributed processing control system used in production distribution planning includes: a storage unit storing step information of steps constituting a production distribution process of a product, CPU information of CPUs that calculate a value of a simulation result for the step, and a constraint value in the production distribution process; a divided model generation unit generating a divided model by grouping the steps; a CPU allocation unit allocating the divided model to the plurality of CPUs; an engine execution unit enabling the CPU to calculate the value for the step constituting the divided model; and a constraint monitoring unit determining whether the value satisfies a condition specified by the constraint value. An output information generation unit generates result information using the value satisfying the condition; and the CPU allocation unit allocates the divided model so that processing loads of the plurality of CPUs are equalized.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a scheduling unit determines a derivation start date and time and derivation end date and time for each supply chain model on the basis of a time required for deriving a restriction relaxing optimum operations combination and a relaxation proposing timing, a schedule execution unit starts deriving a restriction relaxing optimum operations combination for a target supply chain model on the basis of the derivation start date and time determined by the scheduling unit, and a restriction relaxing optimum operations combination-generating unit generates an operations combination of update timings and methods for plans or instructions assuming that a restriction is relaxed.

Abstract: A delivery planning device is provided to efficiently cope with delivery requirements of a loading place, an off-loading place, a cargo amount, a car loading vehicle, and a work shift of a driver that fluidly change. A delivery planning device receives and registers one or more delivery requests relating to deliveries between predetermined points. The delivery requests are divided into deliveries in one or more areas for which drivers of a predetermined number of delivery vehicles are responsible according to the predetermined number of the delivery vehicles; and a vehicle route planning unit specifies a delivery route and a cost relating to deliveries for each combination of a candidate for a relay place between the areas and a relay time in the candidate for the relay place, and specifies the delivery route as a vehicle route using the cost.

Abstract: A production plan for a second base is generated that is suited to the circumstances of the second base while making use of a first base's know-how about adjusting a production plan. A storage unit is configured to store plan adjustment knowledge regarding a plan adjustment that has been made to a production plan for the first base. A generation unit is configured to generate production adjustment knowledge regarding a production adjustment that has been made at the second base, which has a production management level different from that of the first base, based on production capacity and production performance of the second base. A planning unit is configured to generate a production plan for the second base based on the plan adjustment knowledge stored in the storage unit and on the production adjustment knowledge generated by the generation unit.

Abstract: Provided is a production planning apparatus including: a storage unit configured to store: actual performance information on a resource required for production; a planning master including a plan of a resource required for work of the production; and a planning parameter including a variable required for a production plan; a parameter generation processing unit configured to change the plan of the resource required for the work, which is included in the planning master, based on a difference between the plan of the resource, which is included in the planning master, and actual performance of the resource required for the production, which is included in the actual performance information, and change the planning parameter based on how greatly the planning master is changed; and a production plan processing unit configured to calculate a production plan that uses the planning master and the planning parameter.

Abstract: In a supply chain, an optimal task logic is automatically presented in accordance with a status change occurring in each enterprise in a short time. A task support system generates scenario information of a simulation and generates task logic combining information by combining the scenario information and the task logic of each enterprise. Then, KPI information for each task logic in a scenario is calculated by performing a simulation based on the task logic combining information. Next, status change information relating to a task is read, and a search for a scenario closest thereto is performed. Then, a scenario closest to the status change information is referred to, a KPI relating to the scenario from the KPI information is acquired, a scenario achieving the input importance KPI most is acquired, and a task logic that is combined with the scenario in the task logic combining information is calculated as an optimal task logic.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to reduce the calculation time in an interregional supply adjustment plan.

Abstract: A production plan for a second base is generated that is suited to the circumstances of the second base while making use of a first base's know-how about adjusting a production plan. A storage unit is configured to store plan adjustment knowledge regarding a plan adjustment that has been made to a production plan for the first base. A generation unit is configured to generate production adjustment knowledge regarding a production adjustment that has been made at the second base, which has a production management level different from that of the first base, based on production capacity and production performance of the second base. A planning unit is configured to generate a production plan for the second base based on the plan adjustment knowledge stored in the storage unit and on the production adjustment knowledge generated by the generation unit.

Abstract: Provided is a production planning apparatus including: a storage unit configured to store: actual performance information on a resource required for production; a planning master including a plan of a resource required for work of the production; and a planning parameter including a variable required for a production plan; a parameter generation processing unit configured to change the plan of the resource required for the work, which is included in the planning master, based on a difference between the plan of the resource, which is included in the planning master, and actual performance of the resource required for the production, which is included in the actual performance information, and change the planning parameter based on how greatly the planning master is changed; and a production plan processing unit configured to calculate a production plan that uses the planning master and the planning parameter.