Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan, Chubu Kosan (a logistics subsidiary of Valor Holdings), and Sugi Pharmacy began collaborating on October 1st in the Tokai region with the aim of improving logistics efficiency.
<A truck delivering products to Chubu Kosan's Kakamigahara Front Center (hub base)>
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan will consolidate its delivery bases from its factories at Chubu Kosan's Kakamigahara Front Center, and Chubu Kosan will then transport the goods to the logistics centers of the Valor Group and Sugi Pharmacy, thereby increasing truck loading efficiency and reducing the workload on drivers.
<Overview of the collaboration>
This collaboration will enable the unification of transportation routes and improvement of loading efficiency, and by adding Sugi Pharmacy, which operates numerous stores in the Tokai region, as a delivery destination, it will address the logistics challenges of 2024.
For deliveries from hub locations to each company's logistics center, Chubu Kosan centrally manages inventory, truck and driver arrangements, and schedule adjustments, which helps to standardize the workload of drivers and warehouse staff and to make effective use of warehouse space.
