Systems and tools for improving transportation/delivery efficiency in Logistics

Providers and vendors of systems and tools for improving transportation/delivery efficiency in Logistics

The logistics industry that supports social infrastructure is a labor-intensive industry and, therefore, faces labor shortage severer than other industries. Especially the delivery and transportation processes find difficulty, because of the 2024 logistics issues, i.e., aging drivers and overtime cap, so as not to be operated in the way that used to be. To develop sustainable logistics in the situation of decreasing workers and limited working hours (and overtime work), 1) improved working conditions and terms for drivers, 2) realization of efficient delivery and transportation processes, and 3) utilization of technologies are indispensable. The report highlights the status of these three challenges.

I     Overview

1. Trend of Logistics Market in Japan
2. Status of Delivery Industry
   1) Increase in bankruptcy or M&A cases
   2) Number of delivery businesses
   3) Status of drivers
   4) Challenges in delivery industry
   5) Outline of 2024 logistics issue
3. Measures against lack of drivers
   1) Current phase is "digitalization"
   2) Productivity improvement (realization of efficient
   　delivery, promoting automation and manpower saving)
4. Future Outlook

II    Environment surrounding Logistic Market

1. Transition in Population and Economic Status in Japan
2. Governmental Guideline and Policy on Logistics
3. Trend of Freight/Cargo Volume
4. Trend of Home Delivery Services
5. Trend of Autonomous Driving
6. Environmental Measures

III   Noteworthy Topics

1. Cargo Flow Trend in Japan
2. Challenges from Industrial Structure: Two Acts for Logistics (Forwarding Business Act and Motor Truck Transportation Business Act) and Foreign Drivers
3. Truck G-Men initiative for overseeing and guidance
4. Reviewing of Midnight Discount on Highway Tolls
5. Trend in Palletization

IV    Relay Trucking and Modal Shift

1. Relay Trucking
2. Modal Shift

• Profiles of Leading Companies (4 companies)

V    Sharing/Matching of Transportation/Delivery Capacity

1. Cooperative Logistics
   1) Definition/Mechanism
   2) Implementation trends for cooperative logistics
   3) Prerequisites for implementing cooperative logistics
   4) Efforts among same industry
   5) Efforts with different industries (sharing of trucks)
   6) Efforts by logistics businesses
   7) Sharing/matching services that promote cooperative
       logistics
   8) Future perspectives
2. Freight & Truck Matching Service
   1) Definition/Mechanism
   2) Business models
   3) Characteristics by freight type/delivery distance
   4) Advantages for freight owners and delivery businesses
   5) Market trends
   6) Trends of leading companies
   7) Future perspectives
   - Profiles of Leading Companies (7 companies)

VI    Logistics Technologies in Delivery Field

1. Vehicle Dispatch Planning Service
   1) Definition/Mechanism
   2) Market Trend
   3) Trends of leading companies
   4) Trends of market entrants
   5) Future perspectives
2. Dynamic Management System
   1) Definition/Mechanism
   2) Market Trend
   3) Trends of leading companies
   4) Trends of market entrants
   5) Future perspectives

• Profile of 1 company