[Hacobu] Hacobu establishes a cross-industry “Logistics Big Data Lab” *Hacobu*
Press release: August 23, 2024
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Hacobu establishes cross-industry “Logistics Big Data Lab”
*Kirin, Sugi Pharmacy, Nippon Paper Industries… Aiming for joint transportation and delivery using data*
Hacobu Co., Ltd. (Hacobu, head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo,
Representative Director, President and CEO Sasaki) solves logistics problems with the power of data
Taro (hereinafter referred to as “Hacobu”) announces the creation of a “Logistics Big Data Lab” that aims to share logistics data between companies and solve social issues in logistics beyond the boundaries of individual companies and industries.
Participants in the first lab included Askul Co., Ltd., Kirin Beverage Co., Ltd., Sugi Pharmacy Co., Ltd., Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., and YKK
AP Co., Ltd. will participate. We aim to share and analyze logistics big data between companies and achieve joint transportation and delivery. Furthermore, we aim to achieve carbon neutrality, contribute to resolving labor issues such as driver shortages, and build sustainable logistics infrastructure.
* Background of the establishment of Logistics Big Data Lab * Logistics in Japan is facing serious challenges. In the “2024 Logistics Problem,” there are concerns about a lack of transportation capacity due to the application of upper limits on overtime work for truck drivers. This is expected to cause logistics disruptions, and prompt countermeasures are required.
Under these circumstances, “joint transportation and delivery” is attracting attention as an effective solution. Joint transportation and delivery is a method of jointly using trucks, containers, etc. to collectively carry out deliveries for multiple companies, which previously were carried out individually. This method is expected to solve multiple issues such as alleviating chronic labor shortages and reducing CO2 emissions.
However, there are challenges in realizing joint transportation and delivery. In many cases, it is first carried out based on a fixed data analysis, but since the amount and frequency of cargo transported changes depending on the season, etc., it is difficult to respond to changes with a fixed team. That’s the reality.
Hacobu believes that “data-driven logistics solves social issues” and has been promoting the construction of a “logistics information platform” that serves as a foundation for analyzing and utilizing logistics big data that transcends the boundaries of individual companies. Cloud logistics management solution MOVO that optimizes inter-company logistics and logistics DX consulting Hacobu
We are developing Strategy (Hakobu Strategy).
By June 2024, the number of business establishments using MOVO (*1) will exceed 20,000, and the cumulative number of registered drivers (*2) will be 600,000, equivalent to about two-thirds of truck drivers in Japan. We have broken through. As a result, the amount of monthly transaction data (*3) stored in MOVO, including “inbound/shipped information,” “vehicle dynamic information,” “delivery case
information,” etc., exceeds 1.7 million, and the foundation for “logistics big data” is now in place. did.
The “Logistics Big Data Lab” makes it possible to utilize transaction data accumulated in MOVO, which is already used by many users every day. This eliminates the step of having each company bring data together for analysis, and enables faster and more efficient discussions and verification among companies toward the realization of joint transportation and delivery.
Overview of Logistics Big Data Lab
The Logistics Big Data Lab aims to share logistics data between companies, transcending the boundaries of individual companies and industries, and solving social issues in logistics and realizing joint transportation and delivery. The main objectives are as follows.
1. Realization of joint transportation and delivery through sharing and analysis of logistics big data between companies
2. Popularization of “data-driven logistics” to improve logistics efficiency 3. Avoiding situations where things cannot be transported and contributing to society
Hacobu believes that discussions and chemical reactions among various stakeholders are essential to solving social issues related to logistics. We believe that data is the key to moving discussions forward and creating innovation. This laboratory promotes “data-driven logistics,” in which companies directly view standard data generated using the same system and come up with constructive solutions. An example of the use of logistics big data is MOVO, a truck reservation reception service that is part of the MOVO series. Here are the results obtained from the analysis of the arrival data of “Berth”. With this analysis, MOVO on a given day
It was revealed that out of all the operations that can be obtained with Berth, 41.3% have the possibility of realizing joint
transportation delivery. These numbers demonstrate the potential of our lab’s efforts.
○Reference: Press release “MOVO’s logistics big data reveals the possibility of joint delivery in 41.3% of daily operations”
https://hacobu.jp/news/6988/
The purpose of this lab is to promote initiatives based on the Physical Internet Roadmap, such as standardizing logistics and promoting data linkage, in the government’s mid- to long-term plan for fiscal 2030, and to improve loading rates. The contents are in line with measures to promote joint transportation and delivery and securing return shipments toward the future (*4).
*About data governance*
We believe that there are two main concerns regarding the use of logistics big data.
1. Will the use of logistics big data compromise the confidentiality of company data?
2. Will companies that accumulate logistics big data in their systems gain unfair profits?
In order to eliminate these concerns and realize “data-driven logistics,” which considers constructive solutions based on data, Hacobu established a logistics big data governance committee that includes external experts in April 2021. We have formed a group. The committee has incorporated third-party perspectives and opinions, formulated guidelines for the use of logistics big data, and worked to improve the operational system.
Currently, in line with the discussions held by the committee, we are striving to implement security measures from a technical and organizational perspective, and we are proceeding with the planning, monitoring, and verification of measures at the management meeting and information security committee. Additionally, we have established a system in which these initiatives are supervised and audited by outside directors and outside corporate auditors.
・Logistics big data governance initiatives (https://hacobu.jp/datagovernance/) ・Reliable security (https://hacobu.jp/security/)
Hacobu will continue to strengthen its data governance system to ensure fairness and objectivity.
* Future outlook *
Logistics Big Data Lab aims to transform logistics with short-term results and long-term vision.
In the first year, we will work on creating examples of joint transportation and delivery based on logistics big data. In addition, we will discuss and verify a system that balances data expansion and continuity in order to realize joint transportation and delivery through more routes and maximize social impact.
In the medium to long term, we will expand the number of participating companies and encourage participation from a variety of industries, as well as build a data utilization platform with an eye to the era of autonomous driving. Through these initiatives, we will contribute to optimizing the supply chain throughout Japan.
*Comments from participating companies*
* Takeshi Narimatsu, Executive Officer, General Manager, Logistics Division, Askul Co., Ltd.*
Japan’s labor shortage problem is affecting various industries, and the e-commerce industry is no exception.
We believe that we can sustainably solve the structural issues faced by the logistics industry while maintaining the basic values that customers seek from e-commerce logistics, such as low cost, high quality, and short delivery times.
The keywords for this are “DX” and “co-creation.”
The “Logistics Big Data Lab” that we will be participating in this time will go beyond the collaborative networks that our company has formed individually and will provide optimal solutions for logistics across industries, business types, business relationships, etc. from data on a single platform. We very much hope that new ideas will be born as a challenge to derive new ideas.
* Masato Kakebayashi, Executive Officer, SCM Department Manager, Kirin Beverage Co., Ltd.*
At Kirin Beverage, we are taking on a variety of initiatives with the aim of building a sustainable and innovative supply chain. Above all, we believe that a shift from individual company optimization to industry-wide optimization is an important element from the
perspective of sustainability in the logistics industry, and the use of big data can be a solution.
By participating in this “Logistics Big Data Lab”, we hope to work with Hacobu to solve social issues (=optimize transportation) by researching new approaches to supply chain optimization. .
*Nobuyuki Kitagawa, General Manager, Logistics Department, Sugi Pharmacy Co., Ltd.*
For us in the retail industry, logistics is an extremely important element of infrastructure. By participating in the “Logistics Big Data Lab,” we hope to be able to perform more advanced data analysis than ever before, improve the efficiency of logistics processes, reduce costs, and ultimately realize sustainable logistics. We also believe that improving logistics will greatly contribute to improving the work environment and making it easier for employees to work. In order to stably provide products to customers as a retailer, we will do our best to realize sustainable logistics together with the companies participating in the Logistics Big Data Lab.
* Tomomi Nojiri, Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Planning Division, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.*
I am very happy to be able to participate in the creation of the “Logistics Big Data Lab.” For the logistics industry, which faces many challenges such as labor shortages and environmental concerns, collaboration among multiple companies is extremely effective in improving transportation efficiency and reducing environmental impact. However, the major challenge was collecting logistics data to form the basis of the study. I feel that this “Logistics Big Data Lab” will not only solve data collection problems, but also have the potential to expand to collaboration between multiple companies, and I hope that it will lead to even greater results. I am.
* Minoru Iwasaki, Executive Officer, CLO (Chief Logistics Officer), and General Manager of Logistics Department, YKK AP Co., Ltd.* By participating in the “Logistics Big Data Lab,” we are very excited to be able to take on the challenge of advanced research together with Hacobu and other companies. For our company, which has a policy of “contributing to the global environment” and “managing employee happiness,” improving logistics efficiency is a major reform at the national level, and we also position it as an extremely important issue in terms of business operations. By sharing and utilizing logistics data, we will greatly contribute to improving the
productivity of the entire industry and reducing environmental impact.
* Hacobu Co., Ltd. Representative Director, President and CEO Taro Sasaki * Why did we create a “logistics information platform” to “optimize transportation”? One of the answers lies in the creation of the “Logistics Big Data Lab.” Optimizing logistics requires cooperation between companies. To achieve this, companies need to look directly at data and envision the future. So what can we do to directly view data between companies? We believe that the shortest way to achieve this is to utilize data generated using the same system. We will co-create new open innovation centered on data with companies and revolutionize logistics in Japan.
*About Hacobu Co., Ltd.*
Trade name: Hacobu Co., Ltd.
URL: https://hacobu.jp/
Established: June 30, 2015
Address: 9th floor, Mita 3-chome MT Building, 3-14-10 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073
Representative: Representative Director, President and CEO Taro Sasaki Business content: Cloud logistics management solution “MOVO” series and logistics DX consulting “Hacobu”
Strategy (Hakobu Strategy)”. MOVO, the truck reservation reception service with the No. 1 market share (*5)
Berth”, dynamic management service “MOVO Fleet”, delivery case management service “MOVO
Cloud services such as “Vista” and smartphone app “MOVO” that changes the way drivers work
In addition to providing “Driver”, we support the optimization of inter-company logistics as a logistics DX partner.
*1 The number of offices using MOVO is the sum of the IDs of offices that use MOVO in addition to the locations where MOVO has been introduced.
*2 Cumulative number of registered drivers. Cumulative number of driver phone number IDs that users register when using “MOVO Berth” *3 Total value of user transaction data associated with the use of each MOVO series product.
*4:Exhibited “Government’s mid- to long-term plan for 2030”
https://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/buturyu_kakushin/pdf/20240216.pdf *5 Source: “Smart Logistics Solutions Market Actual Status and Outlook [2023 Edition]” https://mic-r.co.jp/mr/02960/
Berth management system market share in sales and number of locations