Hamamatsu Isuzu Corporation

IHI offers distribution services for thin steel sheets with a thickness of 10 mm or less, designed for automobiles, motorbikes, home appliances, furniture, showcases, switchboards, and more.

IHI contributes to its customer’s SCM through consistent logistics and purchase functions that extend from procurement and process to transportation.
24/7 service offered to customers
Shipping volume: average 500 tons/day, 650 tons/day at peak

Goals

Enhancing storage capacity at the same sites
Streamlining the flow of objects and increasing business efficiency

Benefits

Increased storage capacity by 1,500 tons
Drastically improved freight operation
Improved efficiency in in-house distribution
Improved yield

Customer feedback

Streamlined flow of objects directly improves business efficiency

Previously, excess processing often caused a shortage in storage capacity. IHI’s Automated storage and retrieval system（AS/RS） increased storage capacity and drastically improved object flow efficiency. Streamlining object flow directly enhanced sales capacity and thereby contributed to business efficiency improvement.

Improved storage capacity by 1,500 tons at a the same site

Our Automated storage and retrieval system（AS/RS） created another 1,500 tons of storage capacity at the same storage site.

Used overhead travelling crane to reduce freight operation by 20%

Previously, a storage site with a three-tier stacking system had to handle raw material coil freight about 600-700 times a day using cranes. After introducing the Automated storage and retrieval system（AS/RS）, the stacking system was reduced to two tiers and the number of freight operations was also reduced by 20% (now operating at about 500 times/day). In addition, yield was improved thanks to a reduction in flaws and the like.