Analysis of Japan's largest logistics company Yamato mode of operation

only a handful of global logistics enterprises hundred years, the United States CH Robinson, UPS, Danish Maersk, today Xiaobian to introduce in Japan the only one close to the century of logistics giants - Yamato (Black Cat Delivery Service).
Very honored by the well-known domestic electricity supplier logistics warehouse distribution networks with companies and Japanese investors invited Trans Cosmos, on September 24 - the 27th overall experience of the Japanese Yamato (Black Cat) Delivery Service, Trans Cosmos, intelligent Express Cabinet alpha (alpha) Company and Japan's urban distribution and final details of the experience of one kilometer. Comprehensive experience witnessed various details of logistics operations in Japan, the Japanese feel the difference neighbors logistics management operations. But also for the "yellow just about - about Japan" early Pathfinder, then "yellow just about" members will enter Japan, into North America, into Europe and other global logistics supply chain business models.

The first stop in Japan logistics study, comprehensive experience Yamato whole network of logistics operations details:
First, you do not know the Yamato nearly 100 years of logistics enterprises in the development process
Fortune 500 companies in Japan Yamato Group, the company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Founded in 1919, the business scale of up to 1 trillion yen. Owns Yamato Logistics Co., Yamato Transport Limited. Yamato Transport is the first Japanese trucking company, its "Delivery Service" service any item of goods, food, documents can be delivered to the Japanese throughout the country.
Yamato Group after the past 95 years, through three innovations:
The first innovation: Yamato 1929 after 10 years of business, started timing, location, given the range of transport "road" cause. Japan was chartered truck vehicle transport is a matter of course, and innovative integration of multiple customer mix cargo carrier transport Yamato new business model is the first innovation, win more customers. The first innovation is mainly B2B logistics services.
The second innovation: start "Delivery Service" career in 1976, when Japan, personal send goods only Japan Post parcels and rail packet, that does not know when to be served, but also can not pick. Yamato seize this opportunity, start the "Delivery Service" service, providing unprecedented skiing Delivery Service in accordance with customer demand, golf Delivery Service, hypothermia Takkyubin, Takkyubin customer happy, etc., has become an indispensable basis for the Japanese live service. Yamato positioning them as residents of the logistics needs of water, electricity, gas, must be living in uninterrupted service. The second innovation is mainly B2B + B2C logistics services.
Third innovation: This is Yamato direction today is the transformation and upgrading, promoting the "value network" concept, from 2013 onwards, hopes to start Tokyo "Haneda CHRONOGATE", "Atsugi GATEWAY", "Okinawa International Logistics HUB" , and a separate LT (logistics technology), IT (information technology), FT (financial technology) as well as Japan and Asia gradually expand the "last one kilometer network" combine to create a value network-wide supply chain. The third innovation is mainly supply chain + demand chain value chain and innovative services.

Second, Yamato business structure

Yamato Group consists of YAMATO HOLDINGS Ltd. and its subsidiaries, including seven business structure, namely: the distribution business, BIZ- Logistics Business, Home Convenience business, e-Business Division, Financial Division, vehicle maintenance business, other businesses as the main body.
1, the distribution business: the black cat black cats express mail center for the C-terminus of consumers and businesses in small pieces of logistics and distribution services, including cryogenic Delivery Service, Delivery Service Waikoloa have to wait. Figure: Yamato 1976 and Toyota jointly build a modification of the first home delivery vehicles, a lot of personalized design, has now become the archives.
2, BIZ- logistics industry: the B2B business logistics services covering the whole supply chain SCM logistics operations services.
3, Home Convenience career: that moving business, life support services, distribution services three major business centers, including installation and other value-added distribution after the value-added services.
4, e-Business Division: mainly for enterprises to provide ASP services and information system development and other technical services.
5, Financial Division: mainly for communications sales business based enterprises and consumers in general to provide financial settlement services. Figure: Yamato payment terminal system is provided by the major retailers.

Yamato business type, like SF and China, accounting for about 80% of the distribution business. Has 190,000 employees, including more than 90,000 full-time employees, 50,000 vehicles, 6,000 outlets, annual distribution 1.7 billion package (SF 2013 complete package of about 1.1 billion), the country like "Haneda CHRONOGATE" There are 80 such HUB .

2012 Yamato Okinawa began as a cargo transit, connecting Japan and Asia by air route, the previous four-day delivery time shortened by half. Yamato hopes to recruit fresh food delivery service and a small group of objects and other needs, get the logistics order growth in the Asian market.

The following details Yamato "Haneda CHRONOGATE" running of the Centre will introduce the experience to do something, let you experience the operation hub in Yamato's core values.

Third, Minato-ku Tokyo Haneda Yamato operations center experience

Haneda operations center, is Japan's largest B2C, C2C operating hub, with a total 98,000 square meters, 140 billion Japanese currency construction (1.4 billion US dollars), close to Japan's Haneda Airport, 7-layer operation, the top is a parking lot in the middle is three-dimensional sorting hub and warehouse, maximum operating capacity of 48,000 per hour.
Tokyo Haneda operations center covering four administrative regions, a total of 23 Tokyo area, so Yamato in Tokyo there are several such operations center, but this is the largest and most comprehensive headquarters.

Business Value Haneda running of the Centre:
Tokyo Narita and Haneda successful two airports, the nearest harbor from Tokyo Haneda Airport is located in Ota Ward Tokyo southeast side, the left bank of the Tama River estuary. It is out of the portal, operating international and domestic air passenger and cargo transportation Tokyo air transport. 1978 New Tokyo International Airport (Narita Airport) is completed, the Haneda airport to the center of Japan's domestic air transport, while also undertaking a handful of international flights business.

Yamato Haneda operations center is located in Minato-ku Tokyo Haneda Airport, before starting Yamato are collected goods will be shipped to Narita airport, after customs clearance via Okinawa to the rest of Asia. Because Narita Airport offers nighttime flight restrictions, so even Tokyo goods sometimes have to spend about three days to reach Okinawa. Haneda operations center after start, cargo Tokyo surrounding area can be shipped to Okinawa no night flight restrictions from Haneda Airport. Shipped to Japan from other parts of Asia cargo transportation via the opposite route, to achieve the two-day delivery. Therefore, Hong Kong and Tokyo Haneda operations center is an important node in Yamato links Okinawa.

Haneda operations center 7 floor roof parking lot:
Japan very tight parking spaces, especially substantially no separate highway truck stops in Hong Kong, Yamato Haneda operations center clever parking lot on the roof of the 7th floor, regardless of long-distance heavy truck, or the city home delivery (including refrigerated trucks) are docked here. Just Yamato, other Japanese logistics center are based on a similar model, which is rare in China.

Haneda stops running up and down the center of the vehicle is regular:
Haneda vehicle operation centers are very regular stops right upstairs, downstairs to the left, keeping absolutely clear. Systems based on the job plan, timely shipment scheduling vehicle operation, seamless operation convergence.
4-6 layer is the storage center:
The main use as a warehouse, Japan's land area of ​​tension, labor costs are expensive, so the use of floor store. Layer 3 is the entry of goods warehouse:
Cargo flown into the three-story directly to the sorting conveyor according to plans to enter three. Layer 2: Express sorting line:
Layer 10 sorting line, almost 24 hours a day, the highest efficiency of sorting 48,000 / hour pieces, mainly about 25KG parcel. Since the area is tense, every area of ​​the second floor are use to the extreme. All packages are 360-degree scan code to ensure precise place. After the parcel sorting line loading port flow directly to each send. All parcels shipped all with cage car shipping, high efficiency. Like this job.

Layer sorting line construction cost of 50 billion yen:
The first layer is a depot job:
Each delivery time window, 7th floor of the vehicle in accordance with the distribution plan rapid redeployment to the shipping window operation, wher 24-hour operation.
Other perspectives:
From a distance, on the road Yamato Haneda operations center:
Layer 7 operations center roof overlooking Haneda:

Operations center in the external environment: Very creative design, Yamato as a listed company, Haneda seems, is a foreign operation centers park, and supporting the banks, hospitals, kindergartens, not only to employees, but also to serve the nearby community. Yamato said that as for the social services business, supporting himself should also be open to the community. This is really worthy of respect.

Last farewell:
People have to admire the Japanese etiquette, constantly bowing frequently, no wonder they are white-collar workers is almost no cervical disease, good habits ah! Haha ~~

Special Note: Because Yamato's requirements, can not take pictures, so the only text in the form of statements.

Fourth, the final one kilometer Yamato city delivery service

The last one kilometer global logistics, Japan Home Delivery can be said to be the extreme. Not only in the distribution network on the system, on standardized tools, or effect on people, it is called benchmarking.
Tokyo is a city people will be less, but the efficiency of urban distribution anywher in the world can say that first. Tokyo most private vehicles from Monday to Friday is not in use, white-collar workers are the multiplication of urban rail transit to work. So in the morning rush hour, we saw not received in the city streets of the car, but the major urban distribution vehicle logistics company, which is more than we dare to Beijing.

Standardized unit urban distribution vehicle in Tokyo's most bustling street is such a job reprint, street fast set of goods.
Figure: Delivery company job in the street in Shibuya district. Particular note is next to the Apple store, a large number of iphone6 ​​and iphone6 ​​plus can buy yo, but to make an appointment (Huang I did a 5).

Night Delivery: This is night work Shinagawa hub, the time is about 1:00 Tokyo time, pay attention to the standardization of work tools, are night work in the elderly, see Japan's aging very serious.