Shift to a Customer-Needs-Driven Development Cycle
First written in FY2016. 2 of 6 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2020.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Raised".
- FY2020RaisedAnnual report
「We will strengthen our marketing capabilities and pursue customer-oriented product development.」
The customer-needs-driven development policy has been made concrete as a product development structure through the explicit strengthening of marketing capabilities. - FY2019RaisedAnnual report
「Amid the innovation of solid-state light sources, namely advances in semiconductor light-emitting devices, we will develop products at timings that match the anticipated market roadmap. We are strengthening the basic research capabilities needed to develop next-generation products, including by enrolling R&D personnel in doctoral programs for working adults.」
Explicitly identifying management of development timing in line with the market roadmap and the strengthening of basic research capabilities by enrolling R&D personnel in doctoral programs, in addition to customer-needs-driven development. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The projector market as a whole has shown little growth, but sales of the Group's reflectors and fly-eye lenses increased as we raised our share of customers' purchases, including through collaboration with projector manufacturers from the product development stage.」
Full-year results state that collaboration with customers from the product development stage and increased share of customers' purchases led to higher sales of reflectors and fly-eye lenses. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Demand for projectors has remained broadly flat, but sales of the Group's reflectors and fly-eye lenses increased as we raised our share of customers' purchases, including through collaboration with projector manufacturers from the product development stage.」
States that collaboration with projector manufacturers from the product development stage and increased share of customers' purchases led to higher sales of reflectors and fly-eye lenses. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「We will move from the conventional development-oriented approach to a needs-oriented development cycle that starts with customer needs, while strengthening our technological development capabilities.」
Continuing to set out the transition to a customer-needs-driven development cycle. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We will move from the conventional development-oriented approach to a needs-oriented development cycle that starts with customer needs, while strengthening our technological development capabilities.」
Setting out a shift in the development approach from a technology-driven to a customer-needs-driven model.