みなさん、こんにちは
ブログ４７３弾です。
先週は母校で経営戦略論の授業に、他の物流会社の経営者の方たちと登壇してきました。
話題はやはり2024年や2030年問題、人手不足、物流業界の将来、物流業界の魅力
経営者として大変だった事などでした。
105分の長い講義でしたが、少しでも物流業界を知って貰えたら幸いでした。
それと同じタイミングで高校3年生の息子が卒論を書いていて、テーマは物流業界でした。
提出が最終段階に入っていて、生の声を論文に入れたいそうで
うちの従業員にインタビューしたいとの事でした。
大体の内容は先程の講演とほぼ同じでしたが、やはり卒論だけあってより具体的な質問が多かったです。
私も質問を読ませてもらって改めて考える良い機会となりました。
インタビューは2人で合計100分強だったようです。
私が彼の年代の時とは大きな違いを感じました。
実践と学習を融合してがんばって貰えたらと思います。
さて、先週は大変大きな新規業務のスタート日でした。
以前から業務を行っている、ある小売業のお客様が新しく物流センターを構えました。
延べ床面積は20,000坪で、段階的とは言え、この規模の業務スタートは南日本でも初めての経験です。
初日は私もホッカイロを800個持参して、現場に行ってきました。
ほぼ現場の幹部は勢揃いしていました。
久しぶりにこれだけのメンバーが揃っているのを見る事ができました。
ありがたい事です。
まだ夕方ですと荷物もそこそこでした。
待っている間、皆さんがそれぞれ話をしている様子も良かったです。
まだスタートしたばかりで、来年1月からまた段階的に増えます。
どちらかと言うと、そちらがメインになります。
しっかり今回の状況も分析して、メインに照準を合わせたいと思います。
先週はそんな週でした。
また来週お会いしましょう。
Blog Post No. 473: “New Business”
Hello, everyone. This is Blog Post No. 473
Last week, I returned to my alma mater to speak at a Business Strategy class,
joining executives from other logistics companies.
The topics covered, as expected, included the “2024 Problem” and the “2030 Problem,” labor shortages, the future of the logistics industry, the appeal of the logistics industry,
and the challenges I’ve faced as a business leader.
It was a long 105-minute lecture, but I hope it helped the students gain at least a little insight into the logistics industry.
At the same time, my son, who is a high school senior, was writing his graduation thesis, and his topic was the logistics industry.
He was in the final stages of preparing his thesis for submission and wanted to include firsthand accounts in his paper, so he asked if he could interview some of our employees.
The general content was almost identical to the lecture I mentioned earlier, but as you’d expect for a graduation thesis, there were many more specific questions.
I also had the chance to read his questions, and it gave me a good opportunity to think about the topic once again.
The interviews conducted by the two of them apparently lasted a little over 100 minutes in total.
I felt a big difference compared to when I was his age.
I hope he continues to do his best by blending practical experience with his studies.
Now, last week marked the start of a very large new project.
A retail client we’ve been working with for some time has opened a new logistics center.
With a total floor area of 66,000m2,this is the first time we have launched operations on such a large scale in Southern Japan, even though the rollout is being carried out in phase. it’s a phased rollout, launching operations on this scale is a first for us in Southern Japan.
On the first day, I brought 800 hand warmers with me and went out to the site.
Almost all of the on-site executives were present.
It had been a while since I’d seen so many team members together.
I’m truly grateful for that.
Since it was still early in the evening, the volume of shipments was relatively low.
While we were waited for the shipments to arrive, it was nice to see everyone chatting with one another.
We’ve only just started, and operations will increase in phases again starting next January.
In fact, that next phase will be the focus.
I plan to carefully analyze the current situation and set our sights on tha main phase.
That was my week.
See you next week.
Sincerely yours