Priority Investment in Talent for R&D of New Products

「Under expenses, ¥12 million was incurred during the period for manufacturing and purchasing replacement parts in response to bicycle injuries, notifying purchasers and various costs associated with resales. Expenses were also incurred for new initiatives during the period, including investments in human resources development such as employee seminars and research costs for improving the internal IT environment.」

「We established and began operating a Human Resources Development Project Team with the goal of raising the perspective of every employee and enabling everyone to become self-directed personnel. In its first year, we sought the cooperation of external partner companies and held company-wide workshops and other activities.」

「We reorganized the company to connect the planning, development and sales value chain more smoothly and establish a structure that reliably delivers products to customers. We also reexamined our strengths in planning and development and, with the cooperation of partner companies, held workshops and other activities to convert tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge.」

「To strengthen our ability to identify latent needs and convert them into greater value more quickly, we will actively invest in developing training programs that enable employees to acquire important knowledge and skills, as well as in creating an environment in which employees can deliver their best performance.」

「As a venture company that focuses its management resources, particularly human resources, on R&D for new products, we constantly strive to take on new challenges and regard bringing fresh ideas to the fields we enter as our raison d'être.」