Hitachi Launches 'Hitachi Digital Solution for Logistics / Insight and Execution Agent' Solution for Chief Logistics Officers (CLO)
Hitachi, Ltd. will launch 'Hitachi Digital Solution for Logistics / Insight and Execution Agent' in April 2026 to support Chief Logistics Officers (CLOs) in analyzing management issues and ensuring legal compliance by centralizing logistics data. This solution aims to improve overall supply chain efficiency and compliance with the revised Logistics Efficiency Act.
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(From left) Example dashboard of 'Hitachi Digital Solution for Logistics / Insight and Execution Agent', and overall view.
Hitachi, Ltd. will launch 'Hitachi Digital Solution for Logistics / Insight and Execution Agent' (hereinafter, this solution), a solution for Chief Logistics Officers (CLOs*1) that centralizes logistics data to support the analysis of management issues and compliance with laws and regulations, starting in April 2026. While improving logistics cost structures and reducing environmental impact are important management issues, the revised Logistics Efficiency Act*2, which will come into effect in April 2026, obligates companies of a certain scale or larger to appoint and notify a CLO who will oversee their logistics issues from a management perspective and be responsible for building a sustainable supply chain and improving efficiency. This solution integrates logistics data that is fragmented across operations and sites and stored in various formats. By supporting everything from visualizing the status of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to analyzing and planning measures, and adjusting execution, it acts as a platform that provides an overall view of the entire supply chain, making it easy to grasp the current situation.
In April 2026, as the first phase, we will begin providing functions to visualize logistics costs and other KPIs required by the revised Logistics Efficiency Act. Specifically, it visualizes strategically important KPIs such as loading efficiency*3 and waiting/loading times on a dashboard, and detects deviations from standard values to issue alerts. This encourages users to analyze causes and take countermeasures, thereby contributing to legal compliance and improving the productivity of logistics operations management. In the future, we aim to evolve it into an AI agent that supports analysis, measure planning, and execution adjustment, and deploy it as part of the HMAX Industry lineup, aiming for innovation in both management and operations.
Hitachi is advancing initiatives to practice its advanced technologies and solutions internally first, as a 'Customer Zero,' and provides value to customers based on the knowledge gained through solving challenges. In this case, PoCs (Proof of Concept) for this solution have been conducted at Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Ltd. (hereinafter, Hitachi GLS), Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd., and Hitachi High-Tech Corporation. Based on the logistics characteristics and operational realities of each company, insights were gained into which logistics KPIs should be managed, what conditions should trigger alerts, and which improvement measures should be considered in practical implementation to comply with the revised Logistics Efficiency Act.
As a specific example, in co-creation with Hitachi GLS, even when vehicle data could not be obtained, making it difficult to calculate the loading rate, this solution was utilized to visualize the volume trends by delivery destination from shipment performance data. This allowed us to grasp the occurrence of frequent small-lot deliveries and fluctuations in demand that could lead to a decrease in the loading rate, which led to the consideration of improvement measures such as reviewing delivery frequency and routes. In the first phase, reflecting these insights, the dashboard is designed to visualize and manage the KPIs and alert conditions necessary for logistics management.
Hitachi is working on advanced optimization and sophistication of overall logistics utilizing advanced digital technologies. For logistics centers, it has abundant experience and technical capabilities in construction and highly efficient operation, from building design to robotics SI, the transportation plan optimization AI engine 'LogiRiSM', WCS*4, and WMS*5. In the transportation and delivery sector, various functions of 'HDSL' contribute to improving efficiency, safety, and reducing logistics costs.
Hitachi's Connective Industries (CI) sector provides next-generation solutions for industrial fields that combine domain knowledge and advanced AI with a rich installed base of products (digitized assets) to support the transformation of both management and operations for customers.
Hitachi, Ltd. will launch 'Hitachi Digital Solution for Logistics / Insight and Execution Agent' (hereinafter, this solution), a solution for Chief Logistics Officers (CLOs*1) that centralizes logistics data to support the analysis of management issues and compliance with laws and regulations, starting in April 2026. While improving logistics cost structures and reducing environmental impact are important management issues, the revised Logistics Efficiency Act*2, which will come into effect in April 2026, obligates companies of a certain scale or larger to appoint and notify a CLO who will oversee their logistics issues from a management perspective and be responsible for building a sustainable supply chain and improving efficiency. This solution integrates logistics data that is fragmented across operations and sites and stored in various formats. By supporting everything from visualizing the status of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to analyzing and planning measures, and adjusting execution, it acts as a platform that provides an overall view of the entire supply chain, making it easy to grasp the current situation.
In April 2026, as the first phase, we will begin providing functions to visualize logistics costs and other KPIs required by the revised Logistics Efficiency Act. Specifically, it visualizes strategically important KPIs such as loading efficiency*3 and waiting/loading times on a dashboard, and detects deviations from standard values to issue alerts. This encourages users to analyze causes and take countermeasures, thereby contributing to legal compliance and improving the productivity of logistics operations management. In the future, we aim to evolve it into an AI agent that supports analysis, measure planning, and execution adjustment, and deploy it as part of the HMAX Industry lineup, aiming for innovation in both management and operations.
Hitachi is advancing initiatives to practice its advanced technologies and solutions internally first, as a 'Customer Zero,' and provides value to customers based on the knowledge gained through solving challenges. In this case, PoCs (Proof of Concept) for this solution have been conducted at Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Ltd. (hereinafter, Hitachi GLS), Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd., and Hitachi High-Tech Corporation. Based on the logistics characteristics and operational realities of each company, insights were gained into which logistics KPIs should be managed, what conditions should trigger alerts, and which improvement measures should be considered in practical implementation to comply with the revised Logistics Efficiency Act.
As a specific example, in co-creation with Hitachi GLS, even when vehicle data could not be obtained, making it difficult to calculate the loading rate, this solution was utilized to visualize the volume trends by delivery destination from shipment performance data. This allowed us to grasp the occurrence of frequent small-lot deliveries and fluctuations in demand that could lead to a decrease in the loading rate, which led to the consideration of improvement measures such as reviewing delivery frequency and routes. In the first phase, reflecting these insights, the dashboard is designed to visualize and manage the KPIs and alert conditions necessary for logistics management.
Hitachi is working on advanced optimization and sophistication of overall logistics utilizing advanced digital technologies. For logistics centers, it has abundant experience and technical capabilities in construction and highly efficient operation, from building design to robotics SI, the transportation plan optimization AI engine 'LogiRiSM', WCS*4, and WMS*5. In the transportation and delivery sector, various functions of 'HDSL' contribute to improving efficiency, safety, and reducing logistics costs.
Hitachi's Connective Industries (CI) sector provides next-generation solutions for industrial fields that combine domain knowledge and advanced AI with a rich installed base of products (digitized assets) to support the transformation of both management and operations for customers.