News and Information on Supply Chain Asia in Japan

Supply Chain Asia, under the guidance of its recently elected EXCO member and Japan representative Pelham Higgins, is collaborating with a Tokyo-based logistics networking group called ‘Logistics & SCM Professionals in Japan’ (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SCMTOKYO). The group has been in existence since 2002 under the leadership of Scott Smalley who runs Kuehne + Nagel’s contract logistics operations in Japan.

‘Logistics & SCM Professionals in Japan’ strives to be a Logistics Leadership Forum made up of both Japanese and foreign logistics professionals living and working in Japan from international backgrounds - from both private and multinational corporations. The group gathers periodically to exchange ideas, learn from our collective experiences, embrace new ideas to innovate and dramatically renew current and future trends of logistics in Japan, in order to help effect change for the benefit of our members and other logistics companies operating in Japan.

The first event of 2010 was held on 22 January 2010 in the colourful Roppongi district of Tokyo where about 30 professionals got together to exchange views about the prospects for the sector in 2010. The topics of discussion included the current debate between Tokyo tow major airports (Haneda and Narita) about their future roles as potential hub airports; existing warehouse demand in the real estate markets of Japan; the booming Japanese online retail market; and thoughts on the recently elected DPJ government led by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

Read more: SCA Japan Gathering - 22 Jan 2010