Method for production management and production management system using the same

A production management system for ordering parts from a supplier and managing receipt and stock of the parts by use of a computer, the system comprising:

• means for acquiring a plurality of dates on which events related to delivery of the ordered parts take place during a period from the forwarding of the parts by the supplier to the receipt of the parts, as a plurality of delivery event dates;
• means for acquiring, as a base date for management, a date which is a base for converting currencies at an exchange rate by designating one of the delivery event dates;
• means for acquiring a transaction currency used for transaction of the parts and a transaction amount of money in terms of the transaction currency;
• an exchange rate table storing exchange rates of a plurality of dates;
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• calculation means for calculating an amount of money for settlement in terms of a currency for settlement on the basis of the base date for management, the transaction currency and the transaction amount of money by reference to the exchange rate table.

A computer readable recording medium usable for ordering parts and managing receipt and stock of the parts by use of a computer, the medium containing thereon a computer program performing the functions of:

• causing a computer operation to display a screen for inputting dates on which events related to delivery of the ordered parts take place during a period from the forwarding of the parts by a supplier to the receipt of the parts, as a plurality of delivery event dates;
• causing a computer operation to display the inputted delivery event dates;
• causing a computer operation to input a base date for management by designating one of the displayed delivery event dates;
• causing a computer operation to display a screen for inputting a transaction currency used for transaction of the parts and a transaction amount of money in terms of the transaction currency;
• causing a computer operation to calculate an amount of money for settlement in terms of a currency for settlement on the basis of the base date for management, the transaction currency and the transaction amount of money by reference to an exchange rate table storing exchange rates of a plurality of dates;
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• causing a computer operation to display the calculated amount of money for settlement.

A production management system ordering parts from a supplier and managing receipt and stock of the parts by use of a computer, the system comprising:

• a delivery date unit acquiring dates on which events related to delivery of ordered parts take place during a period from the forwarding of the parts by the supplier to the receipt of the parts, as delivery event dates;
• a base date unit in communication with the delivery date unit and acquiring, as a base date for management, a date which is a base for converting currencies at an exchange rate by designating one of the delivery event dates;
• a transaction currency unit acquiring a transaction currency used for transaction of the parts and a transaction amount of money in terms of the transaction currency;
• an exchange rate table storing exchange rates of dates;
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• a calculation unit in communication with the transaction currency unit, the base date unit and the exchange rate table and calculating an amount of money for settlement in terms of a currency for settlement on the basis of the base date for management, the transaction currency and the transaction amount of money by reference to the exchange rate table.