Growing demand for labor-saving and automation driven by the declining birthrate, aging population and shrinking workforce
First written in FY2016. 1 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2025Use of generative AI added as a change in the demand structureAnnual report
「Demand is also increasing for product development and productivity improvements through DX and AI in manufacturing, including the industrial machinery sector, the use of generative AI, and efforts to address social and environmental issues, including the SDGs.」
In addition to the existing DX, AI and factory automation trends, the company explicitly identifies the use of generative AI as a change in demand and requirements in manufacturing. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Demand is also increasing for product development and productivity improvements through DX and AI in manufacturing, including the industrial machinery sector, as well as efforts to address social and environmental issues, including the SDGs.」
In addition to the existing demand for labor-saving measures and automation, the company continues to identify demand for product development and productivity improvements through DX and AI and efforts to address the SDGs and other issues as changes in the demand structure. - FY2021DX and the SDGs added as changes in the demand structureAnnual report
「The business environment surrounding the group is also changing significantly due to advances in DX in manufacturing and efforts to address social and environmental issues, including the SDGs.」
In addition to population aging and declining birth rates, factory automation and the transition to EVs, the company adds DX in manufacturing and efforts to address social and environmental issues, including the SDGs, as structural changes. - FY2019Autonomous driving added as a change in the demand structureAnnual report
「The business environment surrounding the company is also changing significantly, including the accelerating transition to EVs and autonomous driving in the automotive sector, one of its main demand areas, and the advancement of factory automation and IoT in manufacturing.」
In addition to population aging and declining birth rates, the shrinking working-age population, and factory automation through AI and IoT, the company identifies the transition to EVs and autonomous driving in the automotive sector as structural changes. - FY2018Factory automation using robots and IoT addedAnnual report
「Over the medium to long term, significant changes are expected, including progress in the transition to EVs in the automotive sector, factory automation in manufacturing accompanying the global decline in the working-age population, and the acceleration of factory automation using robots and IoT.」
In addition to population aging and declining birth rates, the shrinking working-age population, and factory automation through AI and IoT, the company identifies the acceleration of factory automation using robots and IoT as a change in the demand structure. - FY2017Acceleration of factory automation through AI and IoT added as a change in the demand structureAnnual report
「Looking ahead, the demand structure surrounding the company is expected to change significantly due to global population aging and declining birth rates, the shrinking working-age population, and the acceleration of factory automation in manufacturing accompanying advances in AI and IoT technologies.」
In addition to the existing demand for labor-saving measures driven by population aging and declining birth rates and the shrinking working-age population, the company identifies the acceleration of factory automation through AI and IoT as a change in the demand structure. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Global population aging and declining birth rates and the shrinking working-age population are increasing demand for labor-saving and automation at manufacturing sites.」
The company states that population aging and declining birth rates and the shrinking working-age population are driving increased demand for labor-saving and automation as a change in the demand structure.