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The railway industry operates all night once a year depending on the line, and there is no last train. The ticket you bought at the ticket vending machine can be used for two days only at this time. I'm sure there were Tsuwamono on each line who took a big turn ride with a single stroke.
Well, in general, there are some people who reserve seats on the Shinkansen when returning to their hometowns.
This reserved seat can be reserved at the counter of each JR company or online, but if this "reserved seat" is replaced by a regular company, it will become "product inventory". In other words, trains that cannot be taken because reserved seats are filled are out of stock.
In short, there is a "lost opportunity" due to being out of stock, so it is necessary to increase inventory, but if you try to do this by rail, you can increase the number of seats, but it is not something that can be made more and more.
The easiest thing to imagine is "increased emissions".
However, in order to increase the number of trains, it is necessary not only to increase the number of vehicles, drivers and conductors, but also to control the signals so that trains running on the same section at the same time do not collide, but also to increase the number of trains that can run in the same section without killing the speed, so it is necessary to improve the performance of signaling equipment and vehicle acceleration and deceleration.
In addition, the shorter the time to clean the inside of the train on the return trip at Tokyo Station, the more trains will stop at the platform of Tokyo Station, so it will improve in seconds.
You are increasing the number of issues due to such accumulation.
So, in the timetable revision in March 2020, the original platypus 700 series will finally end operation and will be unified with the Shinkansen after the N700 series.
With this, the performance of acceleration and deceleration will be unified, so you will be able to increase the number of fires. Until now, the 700 series was a hindrance.
It's lonely for Tetsu-chan, but from the point of view of general users, the number of reserved seats will increase, and the number of outlets will increase, so it will be easier to charge your smartphone.
By the way, this inventory management, in the case of the Shinkansen, is managed by a system called "Mars" that has been passed down from the JNR era (although it has been updated several times), so the inventory is reflected in real time.
At Colorkrew, we have started managing our consumables inventory with Colorkrew Biz, so let's introduce them.
Inventory = Time Savings
Colorkrew has a stock of consumables, such as mice, keyboards, stationery, envelopes, and "Colorkrew water" for customers.
Having it in stock means that you can use it immediately when you want it, so you can save time by eliminating the waiting time after ordering.
However, if you order after the stock runs out, you will not be able to save the time of the person who needed it when the stock ran out.
So, until now, Colorkrew has been called "inventory checking", and the checking staff regularly checked the inventory of consumables.
So, when the stock was running low, I ordered it.
Colorkrew is supposed to be an IT company, but what a crowd tactic. . .
If it were a railway, it would have been managed in real time by computer for decades.
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Inventory management is also a good idea.
Colorkrew Biz has a function that notifies you by email that the QR code has been read to the email address set for that item when the QR code is read. There is.
We took advantage of this to let users know when the stock was running low, so that users could scan the QR code for order requests and let them know.
Now you don't have to check inventory one by one, and you can order smoothly and maintain your inventory.
Furthermore, unlike stationery, it is not a good idea to have more and more things such as mice and keyboards taken without permission, and I wanted to manage who took them and when, so until now, I had them fill in their names and dates in the management table (what an analog...). I replaced this with this because Colorkrew Biz can record information about who and when by having the QR code scanned.
Will everyone do it?
If I write this far, will everyone Biz at the number of pieces that really feels good? I think the question will arise. So did Colorkrew.
Therefore, I came up with the idea of separating "inventory" and "display".
I ask them to take it from the "display" side, and when it reaches zero, they scan the QR code, and then move things from "inventory" to "display", and when they order and arrive, they replenish the "inventory".
It's the so-called storefront and backyard.
Now I can maintain my inventory in a good way.
Now that I have what I need right at my fingertips when I need it, I don't have to spend extra time for the user, and I don't have to check the inventory every time, so I use that time for other things!
By the way, the Shinkansen is replaced by the end of the 700 series, and the N700S will finally start operating in July. Now the test run is continuing, but you will be able to ride it.
The appearance is similar to the previous N700 series, but if you look closely, the carving is a little deeper and the shape of the headlights has changed. And the running system is more different. In the event of a power outage, we load batteries so that we can run to the nearest station. Try riding to see how comfortable the ride is. Hmm, I'm looking forward to it.
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How to Use the Inventory Management Feature
(1) When the stock is running low, scan the QR code and place an order.
(2) Order information will be notified to the person in charge by e-mail.