What JEMS does

JEMS (株式会社JEMS, founded 1994, headquartered in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese IT infrastructure company specializing in digital transformation and business process outsourcing for the waste management and resource circulation industry. The company operates as a subsidiary of CAC Holdings and serves three vertical segments: the venous industry (waste treatment and recycling companies), the arterial industry (discharge enterprises that generate waste), and government/public organizations. It claims the No. 1 domestic market share for waste-processing company core systems in Japan and reports 1,300+ cumulative installations across its product suite.

Name

JEMS

Legal name

株式会社ＪＥＭＳ

Website

https://j-ems.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

JEMS provides specialized ERP and BPO services for Japan's waste management and resource circulation industry, serving waste processors, discharge enterprises, and municipalities through its Environmental Shogun R platform and related solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Software

NAICS

Warehousing and Storage (493)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Returns, Reverse Logistics & Refund/Exchange Automation (RMA) (TLAEACAH)

Keywords

• Waste management software
• Industrial waste ERP
• Manifest management system
• Recycling platform
• Resource circulation software

Headquarters

HQ city

Tsukuba

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Sales and Implementation: Sale and implementation of waste management systems including Environmental Shogun R. Revenue generated from initial setup fees and ongoing system fees.
2. BPO Services: Business Process Outsourcing services for waste management operations including manifest data entry, reporting, and administrative support.
3. Manifest Shogun Package Subscription: Monthly subscription model for Manifest Shogun Lite starting at ¥40,000/month with ¥150,000 initial setup fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JEMS builds, sells, and operates industry-specific software (notably the Environmental Shogun R / 環境将軍R core ERP) plus BPO services for Japan's waste-processing, recycling, and discharge-enterprise customers. The platform manages manifests, billing, dispatch, weighing, contracts, electronic manifests (JWNET), CO2 emissions, and traceability, and is sold mainly via subscription tiers combined with implementation and consulting services.

Product overview

JEMSは廃棄物処理・資源循環の情報インフラ企業として、静脈産業・動脈産業・官公庁向けデジタル変革サービスとBPOを提供。主要製品は廃棄物処理業向け基幹システム「環境将軍R」を中心に、マニフェスト管理特化型の「マニフェスト将軍」、モバイル端末連携の「モバイル将軍」、クリーンセンター向け「計量将軍+」と「そだいクル」、排出事業者向け「GENESYS-ECO」と「環境マネジメント業務支援サービス」、トレーサビリティシステムの「Circular Navi」、そして「将軍-INXS」「スマートマニフェスト」などの連携サービスで構成されている。DX×BPOで業務の全体最適化を実現する。

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 環境将軍R (Environmental Shogun R): Core system for waste treatment and resource recycling industry, managing manifests, billing, dispatch, measurement, and sales operations.
• マニフェスト将軍 (Manifesto Shogun)
• 計量将軍+ (Keiryo Shogun Plus)
• そだいクル (Sodai Kuru)
• GENESYS-ECO
• Circular Navi
• 資源循環ノート (Shigen Junkan Note)
• 環境マネジメント業務支援サービス

Products and services

• Environmental Shogun R (環境将軍R) Industry-specific core ERP system for waste treatment and resource recycling companies that integrates management of contracts, dispatch, collection, transport, weighing, sales, billing, and manifests; cited at 1,300+ deployments.
• Manifest Shogun (マニフェスト将軍) Manifest-management-specialized package for collection/transportation and waste processing businesses, available from ¥40,000/month, covering paper manifests, electronic manifests, electronic manifest return, automatic waste ledger creation, and report automation.
• Shogun-INXS (将軍-INXS) Web-based shared DX service connecting discharge enterprises with transport and disposal contractors, enabling collection requests/reservations, permit and contract management, and shared invoices/payment notifications.
• Mobile Shogun (モバイル将軍) Mobile terminal-oriented system for drivers that connects office and field in real time, offering collection confirmation, electronic manifest registration, and on-site chat features.
• Keiryo Shogun Plus (計量将軍+) Automated clean-center weighing solution integrating weighing systems with IoT, providing weighing posts, cashless payment, and license-plate camera recognition.
• Sodai Kuru (そだいクル) Bulky-waste web reservation service that links citizens, municipalities, clean centers, and collection haulers, automating reservations, collection requests, and receipt confirmation.
• GENESYS-ECO Comprehensive waste management system for waste-generating enterprises that provides integrated management of permits, entrusted contracts, and manifests via the internet, with CO2 emissions visualization.
• Circular Navi (サーキュラーナビ) Blockchain-based circular supply chain traceability system providing trace-forward and trace-back capabilities to make the venous supply chain visible, using QR codes, IC tags, and image recognition.
• Environmental Management Business Support Service (環境マネジメント業務支援サービス) BPO-led waste management support service for discharge enterprises covering permits, contracts and manifests via tiered monthly subscription plans (Light, Standard, Standard Plus, Premium) with ten sub-services.
• Smart Manifest (スマートマニフェスト) Service that turns a dedicated slip transmission into registered electronic manifest data, reducing driver workload and advancing digitization.
• Kenpai Navi (建廃Navi / Kenpai Navi) Construction-waste (建廃) oriented business management system developed for the construction industry waste-management specialisation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manifest Shogun reduces administrative work to approximately 1/3
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration23 records

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting, flagship, strategic and case_study.

• Money Forward Kessai Co., Ltd. (マネーフォワード介在株式会社)coreTechnology or Integration · 25 March 2026API integration between JEMS's Environmental Shogun R and Money Forward's deferred payment service Money Forward Kakebarai. Enables automated compliance tasks, streamlined billing and payment operations, reduced uncollected payment risks, and paperless workflows for the industrial waste and resource recycling industry.
• Wing Arc 1st Ltd. (ウイングアーク１ｓｔ株式会社)supportingTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2025Sales partnership for BI tool MotionBoard, enabling Environmental Shogun R users to leverage data for business decision-making and visualization.
• 2025 Japan World Exposition Association (公益社団法人２０２５年日本国際博博览会協会)flagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 July 2024Sponsorship of EXPO 2025 Osaka-Kansai 'Green EXPO' Reuse Matching program. JEMS developed and operates the web platform 'Bakuaku Circular Market Michi-ichi' for reuse matching of facilities, building materials, equipment, and furniture at the expo.
• BPLab Inc. (株式会社BPLab)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2022Business partnership for blockchain-based traceability system Circular Navi for textile products. JEMS provides waste management expertise while BPLab contributes blockchain technology for supply chain transparency.
• NX Group (NXグループ)supportingTechnology or Integration · 7 June 2022Integration with NX Group's electronic contract service WAN-Sign, streamlining contract workflows for the waste processing industry.
• Japan Waste Management Center (公益財団法人日本産業廃棄物処理振興センター/JWセンター)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 March 2022Collaboration on electronic manifest promotion and DX in waste management. JW Center works on utilization of electronic manifest data, and JEMS hosts joint seminars on industry DX.
• LYNA (ライナロジクス)supportingTechnology or Integration · 19 January 2022System integration partnership for AI-based automatic dispatch planning. LYNA's optimization technology combined with Environmental Shogun R for improved logistics efficiency.
• Morioka City (岩手県盛岡市)case_studyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 June 2021Implementation of Keiryo Shogun Plus automated weighing system at Morioka City clean center, reducing congestion and operational burden with digital measurement posts and automatic payment machines.
• JICA (国際協力機構)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 August 2019JICA small/medium enterprise SDG business support program. Project for proper industrial waste management system in Thailand, with JEMS providing technology for waste management system operation and consulting.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• CAC Holdings: JEMS's publicly listed parent company and fellow Japanese IT-services group. Relevant ecosystem/strategic context rather than a competitive peer, but illustrates the corporate environment JEMS operates within.

Broad incumbents

• ServiceTitan: Vertical SaaS for field-service and route-based businesses. Comparable business-model template even though its waste vertical footprint is smaller than JEMS's.
• Oracle NetSuite: Global cloud ERP with waste and environmental-services customers. Could disintermediate JEMS at the upper end of the market if localized for Japan's waste-management workflows.
• Trimble: Large industrial-technology vendor with waste-industry solutions spanning fleet, weighing, and asset management. Overlaps with JEMS's IoT/weighing and dispatch modules but operates across many verticals.

Regional players

• Money Forward: Japanese cloud SaaS firm with finance/HR/payment products including Money Forward Kakebarai, which JEMS integrates with. Comparable as a fellow Japanese vertical/SMB SaaS company rather than a direct competitor.
• Wing Arc 1st: Japanese BI/document platform vendor (MotionBoard) that JEMS resells and integrates with. Operates in the same Japanese enterprise-software ecosystem and competes for adjacent IT budgets.

Emerging players

• Samsara: IoT/fleet telematics platform used by waste haulers for vehicle tracking, ELD compliance, and asset visibility. Adjacent to JEMS's mobile-shogun and vehicle-recognition capabilities.
• SimPRO: Field-service management software for trades and waste/recycling operators. Comparable to JEMS's Manifest Shogun Lite and dispatch tools for SMB waste-collection businesses.

Direct peers

• Routeware: US-based provider of routing, weighing, and fleet-management technology to waste and recycling haulers. Comparable to JEMS's Keiryo Shogun Plus automated weighing and dispatch optimization offerings.
• AMCS: Ireland-headquartered global vendor of integrated software for the waste, recycling, and resource-recovery industry, including ERP, route optimization, and compliance. The closest international comparable to JEMS's Environmental Shogun R / Manifest Shogun stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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