Physical distribution management system and method for customized products

A printing system for printing customized label print information on a product which is in a common, destination-independent format or on a label to be attached to the product, the printing system comprising:

• a customized indication information acquiring device that acquires information concerning a destination of the product and basic indication information corresponding to the destination of the product;
• a tag reader device that reads out related information of the product from a wireless tag included in the product;
• and
• a print information generator device that generates a label print information including the basic indication information acquired by the customized indication information acquiring device and the related information read out by the reader device;
• wherein
• the printing system prints, on the product or on a label to be attached to the product, the label print information generated by the print information generator device.

A physical distribution method, comprising:

• (a) writing related information concerning a product into a wireless tag included in the product by means of a tag writer device provided in a manufacturing facility for manufacturing common products to be supplied to a plurality of destinations;
• and
• (b) tuning the product in accordance with its destination, at a distribution facility for determining a destination for each of the common products to be supplied to a plurality of destinations and shipping the products to determined destinations;
• wherein the tuning step includes:
• (b1) acquiring basic indication information corresponding to the destination of the product by means of a customized indication information acquiring device;
• (b2) reading out related information of the product from the wireless tag included in the product by means of a tag reader device;
• (b3) generating, by means of a print information generator device, a label print information including the basic indication information acquired by the customized indication information acquiring device and the related information read out by the reader device;
• and
• (b4) printing, on the product or on a label to be attached to the product, the label print information generated by the print information generator device.

A physical distribution system, comprising:

• a tag writer device that writes related information concerning a product into a wireless tag included in the product;
• an information acquiring device that acquires basic indication information corresponding to a destination of the product;
• a tag reader device that reads out the related information of the product from the wireless tag included in the product;
• a print information generator device that generates a label print information including the basic indication information acquired by the information acquiring device and the related information read out by the reader device;
• and
• a printer device that prints, on the product or on a label to be attached to the product, the label print information generated by the print information generator device.

A printing system for printing customized label print information on a product or on a label to be attached to the product, the printing system comprising:

• an information acquiring device that acquires information concerning a destination of the product and basic indication information corresponding to the destination of the product;
• a tag reader device that reads out related information of the product from a wireless tag included in the product;
• and
• a print information generator device that generates a label print information including the basic indication information acquired by the information acquiring device and the related information read out by the reader device;
• and
• a printer device that prints, on the product or on a label to be attached to the product, the label print information generated by the print information generator device.

A physical distribution method, comprising:

• writing related information concerning a product into a wireless tag included in the product;
• acquiring basic indication information corresponding to a destination of the product;
• reading out the related information of the product from the wireless tag included in the product;
• generating a label print information including the acquired basic indication information and the readout related information;
• and
• printing, on the product or on a label to be attached to the product, the label print information.