Co-hosted a seminar to introduce startups’ innovative services aimed at achieving warehouse digital transformation on Monday, December 16th

overview

Industry Alpha Inc. (Headquarters: Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Development Base: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Representative: Takumi Watanabe), which has the mission of “designing and realizing smart factories and smart warehouses” and is engaged in the smart factory and warehouse business, will co-host a “Seminar introducing startup innovative services for realizing warehouse DX” on Monday, December 16, 2024, as part of the “Warehouse DX Open Innovation Promotion Project,” sponsored by Campus Create Inc.

Purpose of the event

With the worsening logistics 2024 problem as a backdrop, labor-saving, manpower-saving, and productivity improvement are urgent issues throughout the logistics industry. To address this issue, Industry Alpha Inc. has launched the “Warehouse DX Open Innovation Promotion Project” in collaboration with Campus Create Inc. to support the promotion of warehouse DX and promote collaboration between service vendors.

Appropriate strategy formulation and effective use of innovative technologies and services are essential to achieving warehouse DX. This seminar will focus on “automation and robotization of transportation,” which is the core of warehouse DX, and will introduce advanced solutions by startup companies, including our company, and specific approaches to implementation with examples.

In addition, at the networking event after the seminar, we will promote information exchange and collaboration between logistics companies, warehouse owners, and various vendors, aiming to revitalize open innovation throughout the industry. We look forward to your participation as this will also be a place that can be used to create new business opportunities toward the realization of warehouse DX.

Event details

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[Time Schedule]

1) 14:00-14:05 Opening remarks and explanation of the purpose

Mr. Makoto Sudo, Managing Director, Campus Create Co., Ltd.

2) 14:05-14:35 Keynote speech 1

Topic: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism policies for sustainable growth of the logistics industry and promotion of logistics digital transformation

Speaker: Mr. Susumu Shiono, Director of the Cargo Distribution Management Strategy Office, Cargo Distribution Business Division, Logistics and Road Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

3) 14:35-15:00 Keynote speech 2

Topic: Necessity and trends of robotics introduction and operation automation in logistics warehouses

Speaker: Mr. Yoshizumi Kato, Corporate Real Estate Development Division, Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd.

4) 15:00-15:20 Keynote speech 3

Presentation theme: Visualization of issues and countermeasures, operational efficiency improvement by digital twin of logistics warehouse

Speaker: Digital Engineering Solutions Division, Genetec Corporation

Junya Arima, General Manager, DX Division

5) 15:20-15:40 Keynote speech 4

Presentation theme: “Optimization” of logistics sites by outdoor positioning + indoor positioning and future efforts for “automation”

Speaker: SoftBank Corp.

Corporate Headquarters IoT & Platform Division, Platform Services Division

Platform Business Planning Department, Section 2, Keisuke Hatayama

6) 15:40-15:55 Break

7) 15:55-16:15 Startup initiatives 1

Presentation theme: How to build automated transport operations suitable for the site using AMR

Speaker: Soichiro Sugiura, Manager, Business Development Department, Industry Alpha Inc.

8) 16:15-16:35 Startup Initiatives 2

Presentation Topic: The essential causes of the 2024 logistics problem and the development of an automated forklift with automatic pallet recognition

Solving the problem through the development of the “AutoFork” automated forklift

Speaker: Tsutomu Shiobara, COO, Hakuoh Robotics Inc.

9) 16:35-16:55 Startup Initiatives 3

Presentation Topic: “eve auto”, an unmanned transport service for outdoor use, such as transport between buildings in logistics facilities

Speaker: Kentaro Ryu, Manager, Marketing Group, Business Development Department, eve autonomy Inc.

10) 16:55-17:00 Closing remarks

Industry Mr. Soichiro Sugiura, Manager, Business Development Department, Alpha Inc.

11) 17:00-18:00 Networking Event

*There will be an opportunity for participants and lecturers to socialize together.

Organizer: Campus Create Inc.

Co-organizer: Industry Alpha Inc.

Sponsor: Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd.

*This event is supported by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s “Tokyo NEXT 5G Boosters Project,” a startup support project that utilizes next-generation communication technology. (※1)

Initiative with Campus Create Co., Ltd.

・Warehouse DX Open Innovation Promotion Project

The Warehouse DX Open Innovation Promotion Project aims to foster momentum for warehouse DX, research and publicize effective approaches within the industry, build a community of stakeholders taking on advanced initiatives within the logistics industry, and ultimately promote warehouse DX through open innovation with warehouse owners, shippers, and various warehouse-related businesses.

Industry Alpha Co., Ltd. will promote this project together with Campus Create Co., Ltd. We will realize the automation of transportation in logistics facilities by utilizing the automated transport technology we have cultivated in the development and provision of the low-floor AMR “Kaghelo,” group control technology using our proprietary FMS (Fleet Management System), and the ability to link with other devices.