JAPAN LOGISTICS SOCIETY
1. General Description(1) Foundation and purpose
The Japan Logistics Society (Nihon Butsuryu Gakkai: JLS) was established inMay 1983 with the aim of studying and promoting both academic and practical researchon logistics and related matters based on an interdisciplinary approach. The society isalso responsible for disseminating research results as well as addressing conceptualmodels and technical exchange among the researchers concerned.
The President of the Association is Toshinori NEMOTO (Keiai Univ.) and there are494 members (including 437 regular members) as of July 10, 2017.
(2) Organization and research fields
The structural organization of the society is composed of the General Assembly,
the Board Meeting, six Chapters throughout Japan and seven committees including theeditorial committee, public relations committee, planning committee, etc. In line withsocial, academic, educational, political, economic changes in the environment, thelineup of committees or chapters has been changed and enhanced.
The research fields of the society currently cover all the fields of logistics
including logistics management such as logistics strategy, logistics planning, logistics
control and logistics operation, logistics organization, logistics cost management,
logistics psychology, logistics law and regulation, logistics information, logistics
technology, logistics human management and so on from theoretical and practical pointsof view.
(3) Activities
The activities of the Society can be summarized as follows:①Conferences, Chapter workshops and seminars②Publications of research results③Communication and exchange of Society activities with other related domestic andforeign organizations④Other related activities(4) Membership
There are three membership categories: regular member, associate member and33

supporting member. Regular membership has gradually been increasing in number sinceestablishment (See Table 1). This tendency of only slight increases in number is due tothe comparatively strict qualifications for regular membership; these qualifications need
to be discussed and reevaluated in the near future.
Table 1. Number of Regular Members by YearYear

No. of Regular Members

1983

135

1984-99(abridged)

2000

309

2001

339

2002

360

2003

379

2004

413

2005

428

2006

443

2007

444

2008

479

2009

432

2010

425

2011

435

2012

434

2013

428

2014

427

2015

429

2016

447(511 in total)

2. Summary of Activities
2.1 Annual Conferences
Since establishment an Annual National Conference has been held once a year,
and the 33rd Annual Conference was scheduled for September, 2016. The unified theme
and the host institutions where annual conferences have been held are as follows:(1)The 24th Annual Conference
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The 24th Conference was held on September 6-8, 2007 at Kanagawa Univ.
(Yokohama) under the unified theme of Evolving Company’s Logistics and Strategy ofLogistics Contractor with 41 papers presented.
(2) The 25th Annual Conference
The 25th Conference was held on September 4-6, 2008 at Tokai Univ. (Shizuoka)
under the unified theme of Logistics and Risk Management with 40 papers presented.
(3) The 26th Annual Conference
The 26th Conference was held on September 10-12, 2009 at Aichi Gakuin Univ.
(Nisshin) under the unified theme of CSR on Physical Distribution and Logistics with52 papers presented.
(4) The 27th Annual Conference
The 27th Conference was held on September 2-4, 2010 at Hitotsubashi Univ.
(Tokyo) under the unified theme of New Development of Global Logistics and Its
Leaders with 53 papers presented.
(5) The 28th Annual Conference
The 28th Conference was held on September 1-3, 2011 at Sanno Univ. (Tokyo)
under the unified theme of New Current of Supply Chain Logistics with 49 paperspresented.
(6) The 29th Annual Conference
The 29th Conference was held on September 13-15, 2012 at the University ofMarketing and Distribution Sciences (Kobe) under the unified theme of Supply Chainof the Asian Times with 44 papers presented.
(7) The 30th Annual Conference
The 30th Conference was held on September 12-14, 2013 at Tokyo Univ. ofMarine Science and Technology (Tokyo) under the unified theme of Logistics toSupport Networked Society with 56 papers presented.
(8) The 31st Annual Conference
The 31st Conference was held on September 11-13, 2014 at Ryutsu Keizai Univ.
(Matsudo) under the unified theme of Human Resource Development to Support
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Logistics with 45 papers presented.
(9) The 32nd Annual Conference
The 32nd Conference was held on September 9-11, 2015 at Aichi Gakuin Univ.
(Nagoya) under the unified theme of Manufacturing and Logistics with 28 paperspresented.
(10) The 33rd Annual Conference
The 33rd Conference was held on September 1-3, 2016 at Hokkai School ofCommerce (Sapporo) under the unified theme of Local Development and Logistics with
43 papers presented.
2.2 Publications(1) Journal of the Japan Logistics Society
The Society decided to issue the Journal of the Japan Logistics Society in 1992,
and the first Journal was issued that year. Since then, eight volumes have been
published and are roughly summarized in Table 2.

Table 2. Summary of Journals issued
VolumeDate of Issue

No. 1Nov., 1992

Contents- Academic Papers , 5- Academic Reports, 1

No. 2－No.14
No. 15May, 2007

No. 16May, 2008

No. 17May, 2009

No. 18May, 2010

No. 19May, 2011

No. 20May, 2012

Pages
95(abridged)- Academic Papers, 19- Academic Reports, 8- Academic Papers, 22- Academic Reports, 8- Academic Papers, 23- Academic Reports, 5- Academic Papers, 22- Academic Reports, 4- Academic Papers, 19- Academic Reports, 6- Academic Papers, 26- Academic Reports, 1036241287269255223325

- Academic Papers, 29- Academic Reports, 10- Academic Papers, 23
No. 22May, 2014
- Academic Reports, 9- Academic Papers, 13
No. 23May, 2015
- Academic Reports, 3- Academic Papers, 15
No. 24May, 2016
- Academic Reports, 3- Academic Papers, 13
No. 25May, 2017
- Academic Reports, 6
Note: Academic Paper: Refereed
Academic Report: Non-Refereed
Research Report: Non-Refereed
No. 21May, 2013393321
175175173(2) Annals
The Society has been publishing its Annals once a year since establishment and sofar 28 Annals have been issued, as shown in Table 3.
Table 3. Annals by Year
VolumeFiscal Year

Date Issued

Pages

Vol. 1

1984

Mar. 20, 1985

25

Vol. 2-23

1985-2006

Vol. 242007

May 31, 200869

Vol. 25

2008

May 31, 200963

Vol. 262009

May 31, 201084

Vol. 272010

May 31, 201183

Vol. 282011

May 31, 201273

Vol. 292012

May 31, 201367

Vol. 30

2013

May 31, 201472

Vol. 312014

May 31, 201565

Vol. 32

2015

May 31, 201668

Vol. 33

2016

May 31, 2017

6237(abridged)

3. Contents of Journals (Vol. 25）

Contents
Keynote Address…Truck Size Enlargement to Increase Logistics Productivity
Keiai University Toshinori NEMOTO … 1

33rd National Conference of Japan Logistics SocietyProgram……………………………………………………………… 3
Keynote speech
The Importance of Logistics to Hokkaido Revitalization
Hiroki ARAKAWA (Vice Governor of Hokkaido) … 7
Refereed Papers
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Measures for Improving the Railway Access to Sihanoukville Port in Cambodia
Hidetoshi KUME, Takashi SHIMADA,
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Kiyoshi NAKASHIMA, Masaaki GOSHIMA…
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Disaster Business Continuity in Food Manufactures:
23a Supply Chain Perspective
Takuya AKIKAWA …
Contribution to the National Economy of Railway Cargo Transport between
Hokkaido and Japan’s Other Main Islands and Projected Economic Effects ofCargo Transport by Hokkaido Shinkansen
Wataru HIRAIDE, Hideaki ABE, Nobunori AIURA … 31
Relationship between Sales and Business Condition ofOverseas Cooperation of Japanese Logistics Companies in Asia
Shogo SAKAMOTO, Hiroyuki SHIMAMOTO, Jongjin WI … 39
A Study on the Current Situation of Women’s Work Participationin Logistics Industry
Mirei OHARA …
Measure of Difficulty with Picking on Warehouse Work Probe System
Toshimasa ASO, Yuka SATO,Hisayuki KUROKAWA, Shikato KAMIMURA …
Challenges from Logistics Service Provider’s Viewpoint on Car Carrier
Business In India and Proposal to Solve Them
Masaki SHIMOMURA …
The Moving Store Routing Problem for a Sustainable Grocery Supply Chain:
A Case of Osakikamijima
Kenichiro NAGAIWA, Koichi SHINTANI,
Yasuhito TANAKA, Yoshinori TAKAHASHI …
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Labor Productivity Index of Long-distance Intermodal Freight Transportation
Hirotoshi KATO, Nobunori AIURA, Toshinori NEMOTO… 79
10. Study on the Local Business Model to Utilize the Local Resources Effectively- The Case of Kirishima Shuzo Co., Ltd and Saishunkan Co., Ltd Koji KATO, Masataka HASHIMOTO … 87
11. A Study on the Subsidy’s Policy for Freight Railway in United Kingdom
Masafumi NAKAMURA, Nobunori AIURA … 95
12. An Estimation of the Negative Impact of US West Coast Port Disruption on
Asia -US Maritime Container Transport
Yasuhiro AKAKURA, Tomoko SASAKI,Kenji ONO, Tomohiro WATANABE … 103
13. Study on the Efficiency of Cut Flowers Supply Chain From the Perspective ofContainer Standardization
Masanao TERASHIMA, Susumu KIRYU … 111
Non-Refereed Papers
1. A Mathematical Model for Selecting the Optimal Efficient Route for Delivering
Aid Materials: Taking into Account of Queue
Yoshihito SHIGENO…
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Development of Parts Logistics by Japanese Auto Manufacturers in South India
Katsuhiko HAYASHI, Toshinori NEMOTO
Minoru SAITO, Kosuke MIYATAKE, Takayuki MARUYAMA… 125
The Review and the Outlook for the Northwest Passage
Hiroyuki GODA … 133
A Basic Study on Shopping Behavior and Intention for Shopping Support of theElderly People in Mountainous Areas- A Case Study in Otama Village, Fukushima Naoto KIKUCHI, Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA… 141
Implications for Better International Container Transit in the Lower Mekong River
Takashi SHIMADA, Ryuichi SHIBASAKI, Hidetoshi KUME … 149
Issues to be Solved and Directions for the Future of “Modal Shift” based on
Ajnomoto’s caseKazuhiro UOZUMI … 157
Information from the Secretary ………………………………………………

165(Toshihiko MATSUO, Osaka University of Commerce)

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