ジャスト・イン・タイム物流の現状と課題--加工食品分野を事例として

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The "just-in-time logistics system" or the frequent and small-lot delivery system, has been said to be a cause of traffic jams and environmental pollution. The present report is an attempt to ascertain the status quo and the overall perspective of the problem together with its policy implications. The research was conducted by questionnaire sent to wholesalers, trucking companies and manufacturers operating in the field of processed foodstuffs, and the results suggest that the just-in-time logistics system comprises the two totally different elements of "frequent delivery" and "small-lot delivery". Of these two elements, small-lot delivery, which cannot be realized without effecting a change in the social system, is considered to be more structural than frequent delivery whose optimum level will nevertheless be sought through a market mechanism under the strengthened traffic and environmental regulations. In order to ensure the efficiency of small-lot delivery, transportation systems should shift from chartered trucking to consolidated trucking. Since this inevitably requires small trucking companies to construct sorting facilities, logistics centers and distribution centers should also be built as the "social capital" aspect of social policy.
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