Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Digital Corporation, has successfully conducted a proof-of-concept (PoC) test of a proprietary Yokogawa AI solution for automating outbound shipment loading planning for Hokuetsu Logistics Corporation, a subsidiary of Hokuetsu Corporation. This Yokogawa AI solution can automate a loading planning process that was previously carried out by multiple experts, drastically reducing the time required for planning and optimizing loading efficiency based on paper product shapes and shipping regions. Based on the results of this PoC test, Hokuetsu Corporation and Hokuetsu Logistics Corporation decided to officially adopt and begin using this AI solution in July 2025.
It was confirmed that the AI loading planning tool is capable of generating accurate loading plans, in a significantly reduced time frame of less than 10 seconds for individual planning, even while taking into account complex conditions such as shipped items, vehicles and specific requirements at delivery destinations.
It was also confirmed that the planning tool mimics the capabilities of specialists to decrease the burden on personnel by consolidating the number of delivery destinations to one or two. When multiple arrival points are required, the system prioritizes the nearest destinations and generates plans that also take load capacity into account.
Yokogawa will contribute to the improvement of operational efficiency and the construction of a sustainable operation system at the Group’s logistics sites by providing an AI loading planning solution that factors in individual circumstances at each company and mimics the reasoning of expert personnel.