Local Production for Local Consumption and Production Base Reorganization Leveraging Five Global Production Hubs

「To achieve its fiscal 2030 management targets of ¥200 billion in sales and an ROE of 20.0%, the company is working to expand production capacity in North America, Europe and Japan. It is also strengthening resource allocation to the rapidly growing Indian market through joint ventures, and enhancing its production of general-purpose equipment and the functions of China as an export base by leveraging its high cost competitiveness and abundant human resources.」

「Using this structure, we aim to expand transactions with customers worldwide and improve logistics and procurement efficiency. We will proceed with restructuring our current production bases from the following perspectives: ・Establishing a two-site production system as backup under business continuity management (BCM)　・Promoting local production for local consumption through local procurement and production of materials and parts　・Minimizing external warehouses by consolidating logistics and products　・Making production lines more compact and completing processes within the plants　・Introducing automated production lines」