Hitachi Solutions Launches Service to Support Grasping and Improving Cargo Handling Operations through High-Speed Multi-Item Scanning with Smartphones
Hitachi Solutions will launch a new service on April 7th that supports data understanding and improvement of cargo handling operations through high-speed scanning of multiple codes with smartphones. This service aids compliance with the revised Logistics Efficiency Act, which mandates understanding and reporting on logistics operations, thereby promoting logistics DX.
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Hitachi Solutions (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hideshi Morita; hereinafter, Hitachi Solutions) will begin offering its "Multi-Code High-Speed Scan Service" on April 7th. This service enables the simultaneous reading of multiple barcodes and QR codes using a smartphone application in cargo handling operations, achieving high-speed scanning of up to 480 items per minute.
With the revised Logistics Efficiency Act, effective April 1st, manufacturing and distribution companies that ship and receive a certain volume of cargo will be designated as specified shippers, and will be required to continuously report on the actual status and improvement progress of their logistics operations.
This service uses an intuitively operable smartphone application to acquire data generated during inbound/outbound and inspection tasks by transportation and warehouse operators entrusted with cargo handling by shippers. No dedicated scanner terminal is required. A web application for administrators aggregates and visualizes work times from inspection to completion of receipt, broken down by time slot, incoming flight, and worker unit. Companies designated as specified shippers can grasp the workload at their sites, including those of their subcontractors, and utilize this data for continuous operational improvement and management of inbound/storage work plans. Furthermore, it supports advanced data utilization by linking with related systems such as SCM (Supply Chain Management) and inventory management. Hitachi Solutions will continue to support logistics DX and contribute to the realization of corporate and societal Sustainability Transformation (SX).
## Features of "Multi-Code High-Speed Scan Service"
1. Efficiently records data such as inbound/outbound times, inspection results, and shipping quantities within the workflow. This allows for accurate understanding of work times from inspection to completion of receipt, which can be utilized for improvement measures to shorten cargo handling times.
2. No dedicated scanner terminal is required; it can be used simply by installing the application on existing smartphones. It can be introduced starting from a minimum of one device, allowing for trials at specific locations or operations and phased expansion of its application scope.
3. Utilizes Scandit AG.'s MatrixScan technology to read multiple barcodes and QR codes at once. It can scan up to 480 items per minute, streamlining reading tasks in inspection and inbound/outbound operations and contributing to the reduction of operational errors.
## Future Development
Starting with this service, Hitachi Solutions will expand the scope of utilizing logistics operational performance data, support the efficiency of plan formulation and reporting, and further assist in improving the entire logistics process, including with business partners.
## Background
In recent years, logistics efficiency has become a critical issue related to social sustainability, against the backdrop of a shortage of drivers, a decline in transportation capacity, and the need to address decarbonization.
Under the revised Logistics Efficiency Act, effective April 1, 2026, shipper companies above a certain size will be designated as specified shippers, obligating them to formulate medium- to long-term plans and submit regular performance reports. However, many companies lack systems to grasp the actual conditions of logistics, such as waiting and cargo handling times, and often rely on manual records or the experience of personnel.
Hitachi Solutions concluded its first domestic license agreement with Scandit AG. in 2020 and has since offered the "Barcode Utilization Solution powered by SCANDIT." This solution has been adopted in processes such as product inspection, asset inventory, and delivery operations from package registration to delivery records, achieving operational efficiency. It has also been adopted by Hitachi High-Tech Nexus's temperature management service "MiWAKERU®" and is used for reading QR codes that indicate temperature changes, among other external applications.
With the revised Logistics Efficiency Act, effective April 1st, manufacturing and distribution companies that ship and receive a certain volume of cargo will be designated as specified shippers, and will be required to continuously report on the actual status and improvement progress of their logistics operations.
This service uses an intuitively operable smartphone application to acquire data generated during inbound/outbound and inspection tasks by transportation and warehouse operators entrusted with cargo handling by shippers. No dedicated scanner terminal is required. A web application for administrators aggregates and visualizes work times from inspection to completion of receipt, broken down by time slot, incoming flight, and worker unit. Companies designated as specified shippers can grasp the workload at their sites, including those of their subcontractors, and utilize this data for continuous operational improvement and management of inbound/storage work plans. Furthermore, it supports advanced data utilization by linking with related systems such as SCM (Supply Chain Management) and inventory management. Hitachi Solutions will continue to support logistics DX and contribute to the realization of corporate and societal Sustainability Transformation (SX).
## Features of "Multi-Code High-Speed Scan Service"
1. Efficiently records data such as inbound/outbound times, inspection results, and shipping quantities within the workflow. This allows for accurate understanding of work times from inspection to completion of receipt, which can be utilized for improvement measures to shorten cargo handling times.
2. No dedicated scanner terminal is required; it can be used simply by installing the application on existing smartphones. It can be introduced starting from a minimum of one device, allowing for trials at specific locations or operations and phased expansion of its application scope.
3. Utilizes Scandit AG.'s MatrixScan technology to read multiple barcodes and QR codes at once. It can scan up to 480 items per minute, streamlining reading tasks in inspection and inbound/outbound operations and contributing to the reduction of operational errors.
## Future Development
Starting with this service, Hitachi Solutions will expand the scope of utilizing logistics operational performance data, support the efficiency of plan formulation and reporting, and further assist in improving the entire logistics process, including with business partners.
## Background
In recent years, logistics efficiency has become a critical issue related to social sustainability, against the backdrop of a shortage of drivers, a decline in transportation capacity, and the need to address decarbonization.
Under the revised Logistics Efficiency Act, effective April 1, 2026, shipper companies above a certain size will be designated as specified shippers, obligating them to formulate medium- to long-term plans and submit regular performance reports. However, many companies lack systems to grasp the actual conditions of logistics, such as waiting and cargo handling times, and often rely on manual records or the experience of personnel.
Hitachi Solutions concluded its first domestic license agreement with Scandit AG. in 2020 and has since offered the "Barcode Utilization Solution powered by SCANDIT." This solution has been adopted in processes such as product inspection, asset inventory, and delivery operations from package registration to delivery records, achieving operational efficiency. It has also been adopted by Hitachi High-Tech Nexus's temperature management service "MiWAKERU®" and is used for reading QR codes that indicate temperature changes, among other external applications.