Declining Competitiveness Due to Delays in Responding to Rapid Technological Advances
First written in FY2021. 1 of 2 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2026. Latest entry: FY2026.
Nisshin Seifun Group moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 35 of 96 companies on the "Worse" side.
19 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「当社グループは、それぞれの事業において、急激な市場の変化や技術の進化・変化に適切な対応が取れず、製品開発技術力・生産技術力の低下、及び基盤技術の陳腐化に繋がった場合に加え、新技術を活用した新たな事業や事業モデルの探索において、事業化の難易度が想定以上に高い場合には、顧客ニーズに適合した魅力ある新製品開発ができずに、出荷低迷、企業ブランド価値の低下により経営成績等に影響を及ぼす可能性があります。」
新技術対応リスクについて、従来の技術進化への対応遅れに加え、新技術を用いた事業・事業モデルの事業化困難も対象に加え、可能性を中、影響度を中と評価した。 - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「If our group fails to respond appropriately to rapid market changes and technological advances in each business, resulting in a decline in product development and production technology capabilities or the obsolescence of core technologies, we may be unable to develop attractive new products that meet customer needs. This could lead to sluggish shipments, a decline in corporate brand value and an impact on our results of operations and other matters.」
The company first identified failure to keep pace with technological advances and market changes as a separate major risk that could reduce product development and production technology capabilities and make core technologies obsolete.