Balancing short-term results-driven development with long-term new product development
First written in FY2016. 1 of 2 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2017.
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- FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The company will balance relatively small-scale development that can deliver results in a short period, such as improving the quality of existing products and expanding the lineup of peripheral products, with new-product development that takes longer but broadens the scope of the products it handles in both range and scale. It considers accumulating new products in developed markets extremely important to underpin sales growth in emerging markets 5 and 10 years from now.」
The company reiterates its policy of balancing short-term improvements and peripheral product development with new-product development aimed at the 5-year and 10-year outlook. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The company will balance relatively small-scale development that can deliver results in a short period, such as improving the quality of existing products and expanding the lineup of peripheral products, with new-product development that takes longer but broadens the scope of the products it handles in both range and scale. It considers accumulating new products in developed markets extremely important to underpin sales growth in emerging markets 5 and 10 years from now.」
The company has stated for the first time a development policy that combines short-term improvements and peripheral product development with development to expand its scope of operations with a 5-year and 10-year outlook.