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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2020
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
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.