Identifying and Developing New Core Businesses and Innovating Value Creation
First written in FY2018. 6 of 8 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2026.
26 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the fiscal year ending March 2026, in addition to expanding contracts for equipment maintenance and air-conditioning renovation projects in the lifestyle industries sector, we promoted initiatives to improve productivity through the introduction of technology and ICT at pilot model sites for KOMBO activities.」
For KOMBO activities, we are advancing productivity improvement initiatives through the introduction of technology and ICT at pilot model sites, which is also leading to an expansion in contracts for maintenance and air-conditioning renovation projects. - 2026-04-28AdvancedOther Disclosures
「Konoike Transport will continue to fulfill its responsibilities as a company supporting social infrastructure through co-creation with partners possessing next-generation technologies, while contributing to the realization of a sustainable society.」
The company presented a specific measure for co-creation with partners possessing next-generation technologies through its capital participation in Helical Fusion. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Improving productivity and transforming the business model through KOMBO※ activities ※KOMBO: KONOIKE advanced proposal by COMBINING solution Know-how and new technology (new proposals combining operational know-how and new technologies)」
We newly named activities combining operational know-how and new technologies “KOMBO” and are expanding them into business model transformation through efficiency improvements, labor saving, and proposals to customers for process improvements. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「We will visualize examples of technologies introduced at individual operating sites and their effects in a “Technology Library,” enabling all employees to use them to generate new ideas and strengthen value creation.」
For the horizontal deployment of new technologies and operational know-how, the Group has established a mechanism to visualize implementation examples and their effects in a Technology Library and use them to generate new ideas among all employees. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「To achieve further growth in profitability and enhance corporate value by leveraging operational know-how and new technologies, we are pursuing “Challenges for Innovation.”」
Under the new medium-term management plan, the Group continues to pursue challenges for innovation by leveraging operational know-how and new technologies. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of these efforts, we opened the Konoike Technology Research Institute Innovation Center in March 2021. We will use it as an open innovation hub for developing and testing the introduction of the latest automation equipment and conducting proof-of-concept testing of advanced technologies held by startups in Japan and overseas, thereby accelerating technological innovation in logistics operations.」
To develop new core businesses and drive value innovation, we opened the Technology Research Institute Innovation Center in March 2021 as a testing hub for automation equipment and startup technologies. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「To accelerate these activities further, we established an Innovation Center (experimental warehouse) in April inside the Tokyo Rail Gate building.」
To identify new core businesses and drive value innovation, we established an Innovation Center in addition to conducting research into AI image recognition, automation, and IoT. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「Under the leadership of the New Business Development Headquarters, we will pursue the identification and development of new core businesses, which are essential to realizing our 2030 Vision. We believe that our Group’s distinctive business model, which deeply engages with customers’ production processes and value chains and provides a combination of services such as contract services and logistics services, offers further growth potential regardless of industry or region.」
The Group has stated a policy of pursuing the identification and development of new core businesses and value innovation by combining contract services and logistics, led by the New Business Development Headquarters.