{"id":32901,"date":"2023-11-30T16:36:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/case-studies\/open-locker-network-japan\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T04:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T04:01:17","slug":"open-locker-network-japan","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/en-gb\/case-studies\/open-locker-network-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Locker Network \u2013 Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Japan\u2019s Open Locker Network: <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Blueprint for Success<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Challenge<\/h3>\n<p>Tokyo, the capital of Japan, has over 13.5 million inhabitants, with 5.01 billion door-to-door deliveries made in 2022.<sup>1<\/sup> The exponential increase in delivery volumes, in part due to their fast-growing e-commerce market, has created the need for a modern, smart parcel delivery and return solution.<\/p>\n<h3>Solution<\/h3>\n<p>Packcity, Quadient\u2019s parcel locker division in Japan, partnered with Yamato Transport Co. and Japanese officials to establish a dense, open network of carrier-agnostic parcel lockers across Japan to deliver a simplified, easy-to-use distribution channel for logistics providers and end-users.<\/p>\n<h3>Results<\/h3>\n<p>The project began in 2016 with a plan to install 5,000 parcel lockers over seven years. However, the installation was completed faster than projected with a total of 6,800 lockers installed. The installation of the parcel lockers contributed to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The free flow of parcels through the open locker network<\/li>\n<li>Decreased delivery costs for logistics providers and customers<\/li>\n<li>A significant reduction in misdeliveries and associated costs<\/li>\n<li>Improved parcel delivery and collection efficiency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The growing popularity of parcel lockers in Japan has prompted interest from Japanese convenience stores, supermarkets, pharmacies, and C2C who wish to reimagine their Pick-Up, Drop- Off (PUDO) offerings by integrating automated and contactless parcel locker solutions into their locations.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Submit your details below to download the full case study<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":35991,"template":"","case_category":[275],"class_list":["post-32901","case-studies","type-case-studies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","case_category-open-locker-network-en-gb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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