【To Leaders Aiming for Innovation】Publication of Booklet "Management x Transformation" Compiling Recommendations for Management Reform Starting with Logistics!

The Japan Association for Logistics and Transport Systems (JILS) has published "Management x Transformation," a booklet compiling recommendations for management reform starting with logistics, aimed at leaders pursuing innovation through logistics.

Cover of "Management x Transformation"

Purpose of Publishing "Management x Transformation"

Japan's logistics infrastructure is currently facing an unprecedented crisis. Companies, including shippers, are being forced into fundamental reforms due to revisions in logistics-related laws. In this turbulent environment, our association formed the "Special Committee for Promoting Logistics Innovation" and published this booklet to clarify that logistics is a strategic function contributing to the enhancement of corporate value and to support the practice of corporate transformation.

What "Management x Transformation" Conveys

This booklet conveys the following to corporate executives and CLOs (Chief Logistics Officers):

Logistics as a Source of Corporate Value Creation

It emphasizes that logistics, previously viewed as a "cost center," is evolving into a "process for generating added value." It also highlights the importance of logistics in responding to external environmental changes and creating "non-financial value" (such as ESG).

Importance of Understanding the Relationship Between Logistics and Financial Indicators

Among corporate financial indicators, it points to Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC), illustrating the causal structure between these indicators and various logistics activities, and the importance of management decisions based on this understanding.

Advanced Case Studies of Corporate Transformation Starting with Logistics

It organizes how initiatives such as automation of logistics centers, optimization of transportation, and visualization of supply chains contribute to ROIC improvement and non-financial value creation, and presents specific examples of diverse logistics reforms both domestically and internationally.

Role of Executives and CLOs in Transforming the Entire Supply Chain

It offers hints such as necessary thinking and checklists for executives and CLOs to lead and promote corporate transformation by involving stakeholders across the entire supply chain.

Can we transform logistics crises into opportunities and create new value starting with logistics? We hope this booklet reaches leaders aiming for innovation and contributes to accelerating innovation through logistics for future generations.

Table of Contents for "Management x Transformation"

Chapter 1: Logistics as a Pillar of Management Strategy

Chapter 2: The Overall Picture of Logistics x Management

Chapter 3: Learning Corporate Transformation Starting with Logistics from Case Studies

Chapter 4: Guidelines for "CLOs as Executives" and "CLO Organizations"

Recommendations: What to Do for "Management x Transformation"

Changes in the Value of Logistics Functions in Corporate Management (from Chapter 1)

Diagram of Logistics Constraints and Their Impact on Management Indicators (from Chapter 2)

Relationship Between Logistics Measures and ROIC Components (from Chapter 3)

CLO Organizational Chart (from Chapter 4)

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Booklet Information

Title

"Management x Transformation" for Leaders Aiming for Innovation Through Logistics

Publisher

Special Committee for Promoting Logistics Innovation, Japan Association for Logistics and Transport Systems

Publication Date

March 2026

About the Japan Association for Logistics and Transport Systems

The Japan Association for Logistics and Transport Systems was established on June 10, 1992, as a corporate juridical person jointly supervised by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) and the Ministry of Transport (now the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), through the merger of the Japan Association of Physical Distribution (established October 1970, renamed Japan Association for Logistics and Transport Systems on April 1, 1991) and the Japan Logistics Management Council (established November 1970). Subsequently, due to the reform of the public interest corporation system, it was certified as a public interest corporation by the Cabinet Office and transitioned to a public interest incorporated association on August 2, 2010, and continues to operate to this day.

Association Overview

Organization Name: Japan Association for Logistics and Transport Systems

Headquarters Address: Suzue Palladium 3F, 1-15-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0022, Japan

Chairman: Tetsuji Ohashi (Special Advisor, Komatsu Ltd.)

Business Activities: Research and development, promotion and awareness activities, human resource development, and exchange promotion in logistics.

Established: June 10, 1992

HP: https://www1.logistics.or.jp/