As its initiative to create a beautiful future society, SIGMAXYZ will envision scenarios to transform cross-industrial areas and promote collaboration with a wide range of partners.
In the logistics industry, a host of challenges—including increasing cargo volumes, a chronic shortage of drivers, and environmental concerns—have raised fears of an impending “untransportable era.”
Amid this crisis, growing attention is being paid to the concept of the Physical Internet. This concept applies the principles of Internet data communication to logistics by standardizing information related to goods, vehicles, and warehouses to better match supply and demand, thereby maximizing the overall efficiency of the logistics network.
The realization of this concept is expected to bring about a fundamental transformation in the logistics industry. It will require players responsible for logistics-related operations and systems to connect and collaborate across boundaries to achieve overall optimization. SIGMAXYZ believes that logistics is no longer a back-office function, but a strategic domain that determines corporate value. We support both company-specific logistics transformation driven from a management perspective and inter-company collaboration to achieve a more connected and optimized logistics ecosystem.
Since the government announced carbon neutrality by 2050 as its policy, decarbonization has rapidly become a business trend and an indispensable element in corporate business promotion. Countries that account for more than 90% of the world's GDP have set long-term carbon neutrality targets, and the amount of funds required for the transformation is said to be 3,000 trillion yen, creating a super mega market.
How will Japanese companies and regions grow and develop in response to these megatrends? How should Japanese companies, who are forced to make changes, respond in the future? We will provide escorting-type support for a wide range of decarbonization needs, taking into account domestic and overseas trends.
Japan is the fastest aging society in the world. Currently in Japan, about 30% of the total population is 65 or older, and it is expected to increase another 10% by 2050. In addition, medical expenses in Japan are projected to increase from approximately 45 trillion yen to 70 trillion yen by 2040, and we will be burdened with medical expenses.
Compared to other countries, we are lucky to have the current medical and nursing systems in Japan, but there are many issues to overcome, such as costs and human resource shortages. SIGMAXYZ is working to present a new form of medical care and nursing care by utilizing cutting-edge examples of digital healthcare.
"Mobility," which relates to the spatial movement of people and things, is an important infrastructure that supports our lives and industries. However, each region faces various challenges, such as an increase in the number of people who have difficulty traveling due to discontinued public transportation routes, and time loss due to constant traffic congestion.
SIGMAXYZ has been a member of JCoMaaS since 2022, and has been conducting a wide range of research and analysis on trends in mobility services in Japan and overseas, the technologies that make up them, and their impact on urban development. We are also working with government agencies, local governments, and automobile manufacturers to formulate a transportation system that will achieve a sustainable transportation society.
