Our Strength

Based on our underpinning spirit of "Tomoiki (Symbiosis)", "220 years history of accumulated self-improvement" and "consolidated power of our 140 group companies", Suzuyo continues to respond to our customers' needs and supports social infrastructures.

Based on our underpinning spirit of "Tomoiki (Symbiosis)", "220 years history of accumulated self-improvement" and "consolidated power of our 140 group companies", Suzuyo continues to respond to our customers' needs and supports social infrastructures.

3 capabilities to create new values in business and society

We contribute to customer problem solving and business growth by combining our 3 capabilities: 'problem-solving capability' , 'on-site capability' and ' value-creating capability'
We also pursue the realization of a sustainable society through efforts to find solutions for the social challenges we face.

3 capabilities of Suzuyo

  • 01
    Problem-solving capability

    We solve our customers' issues from the viewpoint of optimization cultivated through 220 years of experience.

    Since our foundation in 1801, we have worked closely with our customers to solve challenges in wide ranging industries including timber, rice/barley, automobiles, medical equipment, and EC/online sales. We are also working to solve problems in society such as carbon emissions and labor shortages through our method of 'logistic optimization'.

  • 02
    On-site capability

    Our specialists adept in logistic know-how offer best-in-class logistic services.

    With our inherited know-how accumulated through our local and overseas experiences, with over 1,000 staff and over 4,000 on-site staff/drivers, it is our mission to offer and supply high quality logistic services.

    • Licensed customs house broker: 280
    • Japan/Overseas warehouse facility: 170
    • Japan/Overseas number of trucks: 2,400
  • 03
    Value-creating capability

    Suzuyo and its group companies as a whole, creates new values that open up the future.

    Suzuyo group can boast to have created many "1st of in Japan" products/services. With the future vision of our customers and society in mind, our 140 group companies with over 12,000 staff challenge to create new values transcending logistical boundaries.

    • 1st in the world: Wing-type swap- body developed in 2002
    • 1st in Japan: Tubed mayonnaise developed in 1956
    • Fish-derived antidiabetic drug Insulin developed in 1941

Provision of value for our customers

We offer various values to business and society combining our 3 capabilities.

  • Logistic optimization to support business growth

    Contribution to the growth of our customers through the optimization of the overall supply chain

    From the viewpoint of overall optimization, we contribute to the business growth and competitiveness strengthening of our customers by realizing improved service levels, improved logistic quality, BCP, and cost management

    • Coping with overall optimization

      By deeply studying the logistics of our customers, we optimize logistics beginning from the visualization of the supply chain.

    • Optimization of logistic network

      Using our own developed analysis simulation, we propose an optimized network.

    • More than 7,600 customers

      We have wide ranging experience of transactions with customers in various industries both in Japan and overseas.

  • Sustainability

    Decarbonization・CO2 reduction/realization of sustainable logistics

    We provide wide ranging solutions for societal challenges such as decarbonization/CO2 reduction and labor shortages, etc. We support the realization of carbon neutral and sustainable logistics through optimization leveraging our ample know-how.

    • Modal shift

      We propose a modal shift to ferry transportation in which we have experience of 58,000 ferries per year.

    • Joint delivery and round use

      Through productivity improvement by joint/collaborative transportation among different businesses, we realize CO2 emission reduction.

    • Designing of warehouse locations such as VMI warehouse and sub-depots

      We assist CO2 emission reduction and/or BCP through constructing an optimum logistic network.

    • Robot systems introduction and simulators usage

      We provide stable and high-quality logistics through the improvement of on-site operations and labor reduction.

  • Long term partnership

    As a trusted business partner, we contribute to the expansion of our customers' business through logistics

    We have over 700 customers with whom we have long-term relationships of over 20 years. We are proud that our customers keep selecting us as their long-term partner transcending the logistics field and providing substantial solutions with a long-term viewpoint based on our "problem-solving capability".

    • Long-term viewpoint for the growth of our customers

      In the spirit of "Tomoiki", we assist development of our customers' businesses through a long-term viewpoint cherishing our relationship formation.

    • Continuous improvement

      We keep improving continuously together with customers.

    • Thorough commitment to safety and quality

      As symbolized in our shipping accuracy of 99.999%, we pursue thorough safety and quality leveraging our know-how accumulated from our land/sea/air on-site experience.

  • Digital transformation

    System development and businesses to promote corporate digital transformation leveraging our expertise in logistics

    We provide digital solutions which combine cutting-edge technology and our know-how, and promote digital transformation for customers which leads to business innovation and improved competitiveness.

    • Promotion of digital transformation

      By providing information services which suit every aspect of logistics, we promote digital transformation for customers to create an environment where they can concentrate on their core competence under improved productivity.

    • 1,000 IT specialists

      In collaboration with our group companies specialized in IT, we positively develop our proprietary systems.

    • Co-creating innovation with our partners

      We are conducting open innovations with our partner companies and universities so that our system can implement those new technologies.