Improving Productivity in the Construction Business
First written in FY2016. 7 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: 2026-09-03.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 1 of 10 companies on the "Worse" side.
15 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-09-03AdvancedGovernance
「The Company is advancing technology development and operational reforms that reduce the burden on site employees and improve productivity, including unmanned surveying for shield tunnel construction and more efficient blasting excavation using AI for mountain tunnel construction.」
The Company has specified applications for automating, remotely operating and streamlining construction work, including unmanned surveying and AI-assisted blasting excavation. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「We are also developing technologies that enable construction work to be automated, remotely operated and labor-saving in response to the decline in skilled technicians.」
The Company identifies automation, remote operation and labor saving in construction as measures to improve productivity, and discloses specific research and development projects involving remote shield-machine operation, remote explosive loading and recycled-concrete production. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「To reduce the labor required for lining concrete work in mountain tunnels, we jointly developed an "automated placement system" with Hokuriku Kosen Co., Ltd. that automates concrete pumping and compaction.」
The system combines existing high-speed placement technology and automatically controls pump delivery speed and formwork vibrators. Practicality and quality were confirmed in full-scale construction tests, and further automation, including installation of movable formwork and curing, is planned. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The Okumura Group is promoting research and development of construction-related technologies to respond flexibly to diversifying social needs, including further improvements in the quality and safety of structures and the realization of a decarbonized society. We will expand the Technology Division, established on 1 April 2022, and actively pursue research and development in new fields, including robotics, energy-related technologies, the use of big data and technologies that take biodiversity into consideration, with a view to expanding our business domains in the future.」
The Company expanded the Technology Division established in April 2022 and added robotics, energy, big data and biodiversity-related technologies to its research and development fields. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Under this plan, while maintaining the basic policy of the business strategies set out in the previous medium-term management plan, we will further deepen our initiatives to date. Specifically, we will improve productivity and technological advantages through business reform and the promotion of strategic technological development and DX.」
Business reform, strategic technological development and DX were incorporated into the 2022–2024 plan as specific measures to improve productivity and technological advantages. In research and development, the Company is also developing a five-dimensional construction simulation system. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Promoting technological development that contributes to stronger competitiveness and higher productivity in the industry.」
The Company continues to pursue higher productivity in the construction business through stronger competitiveness and technological development. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「We will improve corporate value by strengthening sales capabilities and building technological advantages in the construction business, as well as reinforcing company-wide ESG initiatives.」
The policy of improving productivity and competitiveness, including by building technological advantages in the construction business, continues under the new medium-term management plan. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In the civil engineering business, we are focusing on developing technologies that will improve our ability to propose solutions to customers, including establishing new technologies that contribute to higher productivity and improving and upgrading technologies held by the Company.」
While continuing its productivity-improvement policy, the Company disclosed specific development and application results, including the application of a dry automatic surface-cleaning system and development of a pile construction management system. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Promoting technological development that contributes to streamlining and labor saving, and improving operational efficiency by accelerating the introduction of CIM and BIM.」
In addition to its existing ICT policy, the Company specifically identified accelerating the introduction of CIM and BIM as a measure. It also disclosed the development of CIM software for mountain tunnel construction. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We will improve productivity in the construction business by promoting technological development that contributes to streamlining and labor saving, improving operational efficiency through the use of ICT and other technologies, and strengthening human-resource development.」
The Company explicitly identifies technological development, ICT utilization, operational efficiency and human-resource development as means of improving productivity.