Four-Stage R&D Process for Bringing Products to Market
First written in FY2020. 1 of 2 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Commercialization is advanced through internal meetings in the following four main phases. The first phase is approval of the product plan and the start of development. The second phase is approval of specifications and the start of mold production. The third phase is approval of pricing and mass production. In the fourth phase, the company verifies the product based on sales conditions after launch and customer feedback, and uses the results as a reference for subsequent development.」
The company continues to use a four-stage commercialization process consisting of product planning, specifications and molds, pricing and mass production, and post-launch verification. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「Commercialization is advanced through internal meetings in the following four main phases. The first phase is approval of the product plan and the start of development. The second phase is approval of specifications and the start of mold production. The third phase is approval of pricing and mass production. In the fourth phase, the company verifies the product based on sales conditions after launch and customer feedback, and uses the results as a reference for subsequent development.」
The company has disclosed for the first time its four-stage R&D process: product planning, specifications and molds, pricing and mass production, and post-launch verification.