Logistics overflow support for 3PL operators in Tokyo and Kanto
When inbound volume spikes beyond your floor plan, we take a defined batch of sorting, repacking and checking tasks off your hands for a fixed price.
Where overflow actually appears
The pressure rarely lands on the main flow. It appears at the edges: a client’s inbound cartons that need sorting by product before putaway, a returns pile that has grown past the returns bench, a promotional run that needs re-labelling or re-boxing before it can ship, or an inventory count that must finish before a client audit. These are the tasks that get postponed and then become urgent together. Handing one of them to a separate task team keeps the core flow moving.
Defining a batch your auditors can follow
The cleaner the task definition, the cleaner the result. A useful batch description names the client or product group, the starting condition of the goods, the operation to perform, the finished condition, the quantity, the location and the deadline. If you already have a work standard document for this client, send it. We read it, and our supervisor translates it into a one-page instruction for the team. Because the batch has a boundary, it can also be checked at the end against your own count.
Sorting, re-sorting and putaway of light cartons
Mixed pallets of light cartons are sorted by SKU, size or destination, and stacked or shelved where you indicate. Our team does manual unloading and putaway of light cartons only. Heavy lifting is not part of the standard task, and we say so before we confirm a batch that contains heavier goods. We do not use forklifts or any other machinery, so any movement of full pallets stays with your own certified operators.
Repacking and re-labelling against a client rule
Many logistics clients publish a carton rule: maximum items per box, a particular label position, a barcode that must face outward. Our team follows the rule exactly as written, with a sample carton at the station so everyone can compare. Re-boxing damaged outer cartons, replacing worn labels and adding the Japanese-language sticker that a retailer requires are all typical. We keep a count sheet so repacked quantities reconcile with the quantities you sent.
Inventory counting and shelf organisation
Counting is where a second pair of eyes helps most. Our team counts by location, records the figures on your sheet or in the format you use, and flags any difference to the supervisor, who reports it to you without adjusting anything. Shelf organisation follows your layout, with items grouped, faced and labelled the way your system expects. We do not change your location codes, and we do not enter data into your management system unless that has been agreed by message beforehand.
Why this is a contracted task and not shared staff
You are buying a result, not borrowing people. The client, meaning you, sets the task, quantity, deadline and quality standard. Our own supervisor leads our team on site and is accountable for the outcome, so your floor leaders do not need to direct our individual team members, and your operation does not need to treat them as part of your own roster. We work under your site safety rules, which our supervisor briefs to the team before starting. The work is performed with our operations partner Global Access Co., Ltd.
One fixed price, agreed before the first carton
We quote from the batch description, the unit counts, photos of the goods and the working area, or a short look at the site. The result is a fixed price per batch or per agreed period, confirmed by message before we start. A longer pile of goods than described is handled by agreeing a revised batch by message, not by silently running a meter. Peak season calendars can be planned ahead, so the price for a recurring weekly batch is settled at the start.
What stays outside our scope
Forklift and heavy-machinery operation, driving, transport between sites, hazardous or temperature-controlled goods, regulated pharmaceuticals, food that needs a handling licence, and technical building maintenance are not offered. Night and heavy-manual shifts happen only when agreed in advance. We make no claim to licences or certifications. When your batch includes anything from this list, our reply tells you and asks how you would like to proceed, so nothing is guessed on the floor.
Reporting, areas and corrections
After a batch we send a photo or progress report where useful, with the counts of what was processed and anything set aside. We work across Tokyo’s 23 wards and in Chiba, including Funabashi, Noda, Kashiwa and Yachiyo, and in Saitama, Kanagawa, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma. Travel cost outside the 23 wards is stated before you confirm. If something was not done to the agreed standard and you report it within 24 hours, we put it right at no extra cost. Requests are accepted at any hour, so an urgent overflow found late in the evening can be described by message and answered quickly, with the price confirmed before the team starts.
How it works
Tell us the task
Describe the work, the quantity, the place and the deadline. Photos help.
We confirm by message
We reply within 1 hour with whether we can take it on and a fixed price.
Our supervisor leads the team
The team arrives with a supervisor who directs the work and is accountable for the result.
Check and report
We report when the work is complete, and put right anything reported within 24 hours.
Frequently asked questions
Can you work on a client’s goods without using our system?
Yes. Counts and results go back to you on your sheet or by message. We do not enter data into your system unless agreed beforehand.
Do you move full pallets?
No. We do manual unloading and putaway of light cartons only. Pallet movement needs machinery and stays with your certified operators.
Can we book a recurring weekly batch for peak season?
Yes. Tell us the weekly task and quantity, and we agree one fixed price for the recurring batch by message before it starts.
What happens if the batch is larger than we described?
The supervisor tells you before continuing, and the change is agreed by message. Nothing is added to the price silently.
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Fixed priceTeam + supervisorEnglish and Japanese
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