JapanLogistics and transport2019 – ongoingRengo
In-house AI for cargo staging and truck guidance at the Yashio Distribution Center
Rengo used its own AI to plan cargo staging and guide trucks at its Yashio paperboard distribution center
Problem
Operators at the Yashio Distribution Center planned where to stage products for loading by hand. Results varied by person, and forklift crossings were a safety concern.
Approach
Rengo Logistics, which runs the center in Yashio, Saitama, began operating a new system in January 2019. An in-house AI plans staging positions for products, taking forklift crossings into account. The system also guides trucks from entry to loading. The center, opened in 2015, handles products from the Yashio paperboard mill and holds up to 25,000 tonnes.
Results
No published figures
Takeaway
Rengo said the system cut loading time and driver waiting time. It did not publish figures.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Logistics and transport
- Business function
- Production and qualityLogistics and supply chain
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Optimization
- Adoption
- Built in-house
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Reports Rengo's start of an AI system for cargo staging and truck guidance at the Yashio Distribution Center. It describes the automated staging plan and Rengo's statement that loading time and driver time at the site fell, without numbers.
Full details are in the original sources.
