Increasingly sophisticated product requirements and shorter cycles in manufacturing, and demand for digital transformation
First written in FY2025. 6 of 8 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-16.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「As responding to diversified product needs and shorter product cycles becomes critical for manufacturers, Germany has proposed “Industry 4.0” as an industry-academia-government collaboration project aimed at building an ecosystem centered on smart factories.」
The Group continues to describe higher product requirements, shorter product cycles and demand for DX in manufacturing as the background to its business environment. - 2026-04-15RestatedPresentation materials for financial results
「Although our customers are mainly in manufacturing, regardless of industry they face the challenges of “rising requirements,” including increasingly diverse product requirements, shorter product cycles and more advanced technologies, as well as “resource shortages” caused by factors such as a declining working population.」
The company reconfirmed that rising requirements in manufacturing are a structural challenge in its business environment. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Although major manufacturers moved to review their business strategies in response to factors including U.S. tariff policies, their willingness to invest in research and development and design and development remained strong, and demand for the Group’s services remained firm.」
The Group explains that, despite uncertainty in the external environment, manufacturers’ willingness to invest in research and development and design and development, as well as demand for the Group’s services, remained firm. - FY2025First statedAnnual report
「As responding to diversified product needs and shorter product cycles becomes critical for manufacturers, Germany has proposed “Industry 4.0” as an industry-academia-government collaboration project aimed at building an ecosystem centered on smart factories.」
The domestic manufacturing DX market is expected to reach ¥906.0 billion in fiscal 2030, approximately 2.3 times its fiscal 2023 level. The Group also explains that Japan’s increase in private-sector ICT investment from 1995 to 2020 was significantly lower than that of the United States.