Warehouse sorting outsourcing in Tokyo: rules in, sorted goods out
You supply the sorting rule, and a supervisor-led team returns goods grouped, counted and ready for the next step.
What sorting means in practice
Sorting looks simple until the first mixed carton is opened. A single delivery can hold several product codes, two colours of the same item, damaged units and items that belong to another order. Good sorting means every item ends up in the right group, nothing is lost in between, and the result can be counted. The value of handing it to a contracted team is that the rule is applied the same way from the first carton to the last.
The sorting rule is the whole task
Everything depends on the rule. By product code, by size, by colour, by lot, by destination, by condition, by season, or by a mix of these in a set order. Tell us in a short message, ideally with a few sample items or photos of each group. We read the rule back to you, point out cases it does not cover, and agree what happens to those. Once the rule is confirmed, the supervisor turns it into a simple chart for the team.
Mixed cartons and unlabelled goods
Some cartons arrive with a packing list, some with none, and some with items that do not match it. If the goods carry no usable label, we sort by what you can show us: a sample, a photo, a colour or a size. When an item cannot be identified from your rule, we do not guess. It goes into a separate set-aside group with a note, and you decide what happens to it. That keeps the main result clean and your decisions in your hands.
Re-sorting returns
Returned goods raise a different question: what condition are they in, and where do they go next? Typical groups are re-sellable as they are, needs repacking, needs relabelling, set aside for your own inspection. You provide the criteria, for example what counts as a visible mark or a missing accessory, and the team applies them. We do not make quality judgements beyond your criteria. Anything borderline goes into the set-aside group so that the decision stays with you.
Counts that reconcile
A sorted pile that cannot be counted is only half done. We record the quantity in each group and compare it with the total that went in, so any gap shows up before the goods leave our hands. The count sheet can be in English or Japanese, whichever your office uses. Where useful, a photo of each group or a progress report is sent after the task, matched to the points you gave us for acceptance. If a gap remains, we report it as it is rather than adjusting the numbers to match.
From sorted to the next step
Sorting is often the first task in a chain. Once the groups are ready, the same team can re-label, repack, kit items into sets, pack cartons or put light cartons away on shelves, as long as the task is described and confirmed by message. Combining steps avoids a second briefing and a second handover, and the quote can state one fixed price for the whole chain.
Who runs the floor, and how the price is set
Our supervisor leads the team on site, briefs them on your rule and the site safety rules, and answers for the result. Your staff speak to the supervisor, and we do not place our people under your direction. The price is fixed for the task, the batch or an agreed period, quoted from your description, the volumes, photos or a short site look, and confirmed by message before work begins. There is no rate card, because sorting by one code is very different from sorting by six.
Space and containers for sorting
Sorting needs somewhere to put each group. Tell us how much floor or table space is free, whether you have crates, trays or boxes for the groups, and where finished groups should wait for collection. If containers are not available, say so in the first message and we plan around it, for example by sorting in rounds so that the space is reused. Marking each group clearly, with a label or tag in the language your own staff read, is part of the task and is included in the fixed price.
What sorting does not include
We do not operate forklifts or heavy machinery, drive or transport goods, or sort hazardous or temperature-controlled goods, food being produced, regulated pharmaceuticals or anything needing a food-handling or other licence. Night or heavy-manual sorting is only offered if agreed first. If something is not sorted to the agreed rule and you tell us within 24 hours, we put it right at no extra cost.
Areas and getting started
Send the rule, a few photos, the rough quantity and the deadline. We accept requests at any hour and reply within 1 hour. We work in Tokyo’s 23 wards, Chiba including Noda, Funabashi, Kashiwa and Yachiyo, Saitama including Kasukabe, Kanagawa, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma, and we state any travel cost outside the 23 wards before you confirm. The work is carried out with our operations partner Global Access Co., Ltd.
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 sort goods that have no labels?
Yes, if you can show us the rule through samples, photos, colours or sizes. Items that cannot be identified are set aside with a note, not guessed.
Can you decide which returned items are re-sellable?
We apply the criteria you give us. Borderline items go into a set-aside group so that the decision stays with you.
Will I get a count of each group?
Yes. We record the quantity in each group and compare it with the total, in English or Japanese as you prefer.
How is a sorting task priced?
As one fixed price for the task, batch or period, from your rule, volumes and photos, confirmed by message before work starts.
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