Thursday, 9 October 2014

Japan 3PL Industry Segments Growth: Transportation, Location Tracking, and Product Consolidation

3PL is the outsourcing of various elements of logistics and distribution by companies to logistics solution providers known as 3PL providers. A 3PL provider is a company to which shippers outsource some or all the supply chain management functions of their logistics services. A 3PL provider is responsible for handling customer logistics requirements and performs transportation, location tracking, and sometimes product consolidation activities.

Analysts forecast the 3PL market in Japan to grow at a CAGR of 2.14 percent over the period 2013-2018.

The report recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Third Party Logistics (3PL) Market in Japan: Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd., Global Logistic Properties Ltd. (GLP), Japan Logistics Fund Inc., Orix Corp. and ProLogis Inc.

Other Prominent Vendors in the market are: Goodman, IIF, LaSalle Investment, Mapletree, Mitsubishi, and Nomura Real Estate

One of the major emerging trends in the market is the adoption of advanced technologies, which is streamlining the entire process and enabling vendors to improve effectiveness and efficiency. The dominance of integrators is facilitating the provision of all services by a single vendor and is having a positive effect on the marketplace.


Covered in this Report
The 3PL market can be segmented into the following three divisions: Value-added Warehousing and Distribution, International Transportation Management, and Others.

3PL Market in Japan 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers Japan; it also covers the 3PL market in Japan market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

According to the report, the 3PL market in Japan is predominantly driven by the growth in international trade. As businesses are expanding their operations and trading globally, they are looking to outsource logistics to 3PL providers as a result of the increased complexity of the supply chain.

Further, the report states that the 3PL market in Japan is largely inhibited by a dearth of innovation in the market. The market has matured and become global and needs a disruptive change to boost its overall growth. However, innovation has become stagnant, which needs to be addressed to ensure the sustained growth of the market.

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