At least 25% of products sold to be products developed within the past three years
First written in FY2021. 7 of 8 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 2 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「As a new initiative, the company defined products launched within the past 3 years as new products and set a target of making new products account for at least 30% of sales, while promoting efforts to launch superior products in a timely manner under an efficient research and development structure. During the 3 years from the fiscal year ended March 2024 through the fiscal year ending March 2026, a total of 22 new printer models were launched in the market.」
The company has moved from its previous target of at least 25% to a policy of targeting a new-product sales ratio of at least 30%, and reports that it launched 22 printer models in the market during the past 3 years. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a product-market strategy, the company has established and is pursuing a target of launching new products regularly and innovatively.」
The company targeted the regular and innovative launch of new products and launched and announced 3 models for the SG market and 1 model for the TA market during the current interim consolidated accounting period. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The company aims for new products to account for 30% of annual sales and, to launch superior products in a timely manner under an efficient research and development structure, develops new products through modular development, selecting and combining the most appropriate products, units, components and technical information prepared in advance for the required functions,」
The company set a new development target of making new products account for 30% of sales annually, and launched 16 models in the market during the 2 years from the fiscal year ended March 2024 through the fiscal year ended March 2025. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The company is working to make products developed within the past 3 years account for at least 25% of products sold and, to launch superior products in a timely manner under an efficient research and development structure, to expand sales while reducing SKUs and inventory through modular development, which involves selecting and combining the most appropriate products, units, components and technical information prepared in advance for the required functions to develop new products.」
The company reports that it launched a total of 19 models in the market during the 2 years from the fiscal year ended March 2022 through the fiscal year ended March 2024, against the target of making products developed within the past 3 years account for at least 25% of products sold. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of these activities, we have already achieved tangible results, including the announcement and market launch of a total of 10 new products in the fiscal year ended March 2022, comprising 6 models in the first half and 4 in the second half. We will continue to further strengthen and enhance these initiatives.」
The company describes the target of making products developed within the past 3 years account for at least 25% of products sold, modular development, and the horizontal deployment of platforms, together with the concrete result of launching 10 models in the market in the fiscal year ended March 2022. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「To ensure that at least 25% of products sold are products developed within the past 3 years, and to launch superior products in a timely manner under an efficient research and development structure, the company develops new products through modular development, selecting and combining the most appropriate products, units, components and technical information prepared in advance for the required functions,」
As a research and development initiative under Mimaki V10, the company set out, for the first time, a target of making products developed within the past 3 years account for at least 25% of products sold.