Research perspectives based on integrated risk and crisis management sciences for 2024 logistics problem and to avoid logistics underdeveloped countries for Japan

Abstract

Japan's economy is currently undergoing a crucial moment in its future strategic direction. In May 2023, the Society of Integrated Management for Risk and Crisis organized its 7th academic conference, covering a wide range of topics and discussing numerous crisis management issues. The outcomes highlighted the urgent need to address crisis management measures comprehensively, with a special focus on advanced research topics such as logistics crisis countermeasures for 2024. The severity of the labor shortage in logistics is paralleled by a similarly critical situation in the construction industry. The impending 2024 problem, involving regulations on overtime limits, is exacerbating the rise in construction costs. Since August 2022, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has consistently shown a yearon-year growth rate exceeding 3%. However, the escalating costs in sectors like logistics and construction will have a cascading effect on overall prices. Some companies are navigating these challenges by collaborating with competitors in non-competitive fields, allowing for more efficient allocation of management resources in competitive sectors. Conversely, companies that develop their own products are increasing their competitive advantage and reducing environmental impact by managing all aspects in-house, from raw material procurement to planning, production, distribution, and sales. For these companies, logistics is emerging as a strategically significant area. While businessperson adopt diverse approaches based on their handled products and business models, the political, industrial, academic and individual parties must collectively strive to identify optimal solutions through the application of comprehensive risk and crisis management sciences.