Enhancing Product Headquarters Functions as a Manufacturer with Integrated Manufacturing and Sales
First written in FY2016. 7 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2025-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 4 of 23 companies on the "Worse" side.
28 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our response to sustainability and the SDGs, we developed products that help reduce environmental impact, including the "Stacking Chair No. 1070 Series," which uses 100% recycled resin for the back and seat shells and the leg-end components, with a focus on effective use of recycled materials.」
Product development as an integrated manufacturer covering production and sales has progressed beyond addressing changing work styles to incorporating environmental impact reduction, including products made with 100% recycled resin. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「"Labore," workshop furniture that brings a workshop-like style into the office, is a series designed to create spaces where people can generate new ideas by seeing, touching, and exchanging views in person.」
The company's research and development theme as an integrated manufacturer covering production and sales has been made concrete through the "Labore" series, which provides workshop-style spaces for creativity and dialogue. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「We will conduct research and development on products addressing the significantly changed office environment and its role.」
As an integrated manufacturer covering production and sales, the company has made hybrid work and changes in the role of the office research and development themes and is launching multiple new products. - FY2023-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「We will pursue product development focused on the significantly changed comfort of the workplace and the role expected of the office.」
As an integrated manufacturer covering production and sales, the company has made the comfort of the workplace and changes in the role of the office development themes and continues to launch specific products. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「We will strengthen our ability to propose complete office solutions by drawing on both our manufacturing and trading-company functions.」
The integrated production-and-sales product function is being expanded into a system for proposing complete office solutions by combining manufacturing and trading-company capabilities. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「We will strengthen our ability to propose complete office solutions by drawing on both our manufacturing and trading-company functions.」
The company is continuing to advance its integrated production-and-sales and product functions through a proposal system combining manufacturing and trading-company capabilities. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「We will carry out product planning and development, procurement and logistics, and sales strategy on an end-to-end basis.」
The enhancement of the Product Headquarters function has expanded to end-to-end operations linking product planning, procurement, logistics, and sales. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「To reflect market needs in our products more fully than before, we are strengthening coordination with the sales division and building systems that enable us to obtain users' requests and complaints in a timely manner.」
The company is strengthening coordination with the sales division and moving toward establishing a system for reflecting user information in product planning. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「As an integrated manufacturer covering production and sales, we will enhance the functions of the Product Headquarters, quickly identify market needs, and launch new products.」
The company identifies establishing the organizational structure of the Product Headquarters, understanding market needs, and launching new products as the means to achieve this.