SBS Group News
July 4, 2024
News Release
SBS Holdings, Inc.

LT Planning Division Gives Special Lecture on AdvancedLogistics Science at the University of Tokyo— Logistics reform aimed at the mega venture SBS GroupSBS Holdings, Inc. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director:
Masahiko Kamata) is pleased to announce that on July 1, it gave a special lecture regarding advancedlogistics science at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University ofTokyo.
◆The University of Tokyo’s Progressive Logistics Science Donation Research Division wasestablished with investment from several logistics companies with the aim of solving issues anddeveloping human resources in the logistics industry through advanced technology. The SBS Grouphas been a participant since 2020, and this time took the stage as part of its efforts to support thedivision.
The lecture, which was held online, wasdelivered by Akihiro Magaribuchi, General
Manager of SBS Holdings’ LT Planning
Division. He spoke to an audience of around
100 graduate students regarding examples of theuse of LT (Logistics Technology), which is anarea the SBS Group is focusing on, and issues
that have emerged in the course of working on
this technology. For the second half of thelecture, he discussed the role of LT in the EC
logistics projects that are being implemented as
one of the SBS Group’s growth strategies, and discussed future prospects.
Mr. Magaribuchi concluded the lecture with the following: “The hierarchical position of thelogistics profession in Japan up to now has never been particularly high, and it may not have hadmuch of an attractive image as a career path. However, as I’ve shown today with several examples,
logistics is primarily a world of mathematical optimization, and it is fueled by both a mountain ofchallenges and various technological innovations. Now, more than ever, we are looking for people likeyou. I hope that through this lecture, I have been able to convey that the logistics industry can offer
you a career that is interesting, rewarding, and has great potential for you to use your skills to thefullest.”
With the aim of further developing the logistics industry, the SBS Group will continue to actively
engage in activities that lead to students becoming interested in the field of logistics.

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■Reference<Overview of SBS Group>（As of December, 2023）
Holding company: SBS Holdings, Inc. (SBS Group Holding Company)
Established: December 1987
Representative: Masahiko Kamata, President and Representative Director
Listed: Prime Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Securities code: 2384)
Head office: Sumitomo Fudosan Shinjuku Grand Tower, 8-17-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo
Capital: 3.9 billion yen
Net sales: 431.9 billion yen (Consolidated)
Number of employees: 23,562 (including 10,904 full-time employees, consolidated)
Since its foundation in 1987, the SBS Group has contributed to the creation of benefits forcustomers by enhancing logistics and ancillary services and providing 1-stop logistics
services. Within the SBS Group, we have a group of companies that handle a variety ofproducts, from foodstuffs to extra-heavyweight items, a group of companies that can
respond to a variety of delivery formats, including route, area, and same-day delivery,
and a group of companies that specialize in logistics facility development andenvironmental logistics.
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