Product Development Value Chain Reform and Improved Profitability
First written in FY2021. 3 of 5 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 18 of 108 companies on the "Worse" side.
53 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「To improve profitability and capital efficiency across the group, the company will implement transformation across the entire value chain, particularly in the diagnostics business, which is a stable source of earnings.」
The company clarified that the scope of its product development and production value chain reforms would extend to improving profitability and capital efficiency across the group, centered on the diagnostics business. - 2026-05-14RestatedRevision of earnings forecasts
「Improving profitability through value chain reform」
Improving profitability through value chain reform was reiterated as a key theme of the new medium-term management plan. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「To strengthen its equipment production capabilities, the Group decided to relocate and expand the factory of Sysmex RA Co., Ltd., which is responsible for designing and producing specimen-testing transport system products and peripheral equipment essential to total clinical laboratory solutions. In addition to expanding the production area, the Group will approximately double production capacity by improving production efficiency through the standardization of components and units, greater flexibility in production lines and robot-based automation, while also establishing BCP functions for emergencies such as disasters affecting other Group factories.」
The company made its reforms to the product and equipment production value chain more concrete through the relocation and expansion of the Sysmex RA factory, standardization of parts and units, greater line flexibility and robotic automation, targeting approximately double the production capacity and improved production efficiency. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「⑤ August 2022: To strengthen its software design and development capabilities and improve development speed, the company acquired the shares of 株式会社ピロート, a software development company, and made it a wholly owned subsidiary.」
In August 2022, the company made 株式会社ピロート a wholly owned subsidiary to strengthen its software design and development capabilities and improve development speed. This added a concrete means of executing the product development value chain reforms. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「Furthermore, to accelerate new product launches, the company will transform the entire value chain involved in product development, reduce the cost-of-sales ratio, increase service revenue and streamline processes across its operations, with the aim of improving profitability.」
The company first presented reforms to the product development value chain, reductions in the cost-of-sales ratio, increased service revenue and broad process efficiencies as an integrated set of measures to accelerate new product launches.