Logistics Case Study: DC/TC Logistics Outsourcing Case Introduction | Listed Trading Company H
Achieving Both BCP and Cost Reduction Through DC/TC Logistics Outsourcing for Overseas-Sourced Products
Flow Diagram — Synchronized Two-Site BCP Operation in Kansai and Kanto
Logistics for a Trading Company's Overseas-Sourced Goods — Disaster Risk Distribution × Cost Reduction
Project Overview
For this major trading company customer, which supplies overseas-sourced goods to its self-operated stores in five cities across Japan, a logistics structure dependent on a single Kansai site was vulnerable to risks such as disasters and epidemics. Establishing a new in-house site in the Kanto region would have required an investment of several hundred million yen, and this management decision had remained deadlocked for many years.
The Customer's Challenges
- BCP risk from dependence on a single Kansai site
- Establishing a new Kanto site would require investment on the scale of several hundred million yen
- Transportation costs to the Kanto region were a significant annual burden
- No business continuity structure in place for disasters
Our Proposal and Response
Leveraging Meito's Kanto GLP Logistics Center as a BCP Backup Site
We positioned Meito Inc.'s Tokyo GLP Logistics Center as the customer's Kanto BCP backup site, deploying operations in Kanto equivalent to those of their self-operated warehouse in Kansai. By combining an annual 3PL track record of more than 500,000 items with custom operations dedicated to the customer, we built a BCP structure at a lower cost than establishing an in-house Kanto site.
- Instantly established a Kanto BCP site with Meito 3PL
- Reproduced the same setup as the Kansai self-operated warehouse in Kanto
- In the event of a Kansai disaster, Kanto takes over all operations in a short time
- Reduced transportation costs to the Kanto region by approximately 18%
Results Achieved
| Item | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCP Risk | Single-Site Dependence | → | Fully Distributed via Two Synchronized Sites |
| Kanto Site Setup Investment | Several hundred million yen planned | → | Zero In-House Investment |
| Transportation Cost to Kanto | ¥120 million/year | → | ¥98 million/year (-18%) |
| Disaster Recovery Time | Estimated 24 hours or more | → | Within 1 hour |
Customer Testimonial
This was a project on which we could not reach a decision for five years — whether or not to establish our own site in Kanto. By having Meito take it over, we achieved it with zero investment, and as a result we have also realized significant annual cost savings.