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AI-equipped production planning DX service “Optimum Works” received an external judge special award at the results presentation of Ricoh’s accelerator program “TRIBUS 2023”
External judges evaluated its versatility as a production planning service for small and medium-sized enterprises. We plan to continue strengthening our collaboration with Ricoh, including considering packaging.
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Skydisc Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Representative Director and CEO: Asato Uchimura, hereinafter referred to as “Skydisk”), which supports production planning DX in the manufacturing industry, is a company run by Ricoh Co., Ltd.
(Headquarters: Ota-ku, Tokyo, President and Executive Officer). We would like to inform you that we received the External Jury Special Award at the final pitch of the accelerator program “TRIBUS 2023” run by Akira Oyama (hereinafter referred to as “Ricoh”).
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Over the past three months since the adoption of “TRIBUS 2023,” we have worked together with employees who support collaboration with the Ricoh Group (hereinafter referred to as catalysts), with the cooperation of multiple divisions within Ricoh, business partners within the Ricoh Group, etc. We have been working on co-creation initiatives.
As a report on the results of this activity, STATION Ai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, President and CEO: Hirotaka Sahashi) participated in the final pitch held on February 8, 2024 and served as an external judge. ) and received a special award from an external judge.
During the activity period of “TRIBUS2023”, various verifications were conducted with the aim of strengthening the service of “Optimum Works”, a production planning DX service equipped with AI for the manufacturing industry, and improving its name recognition.
Specifically, we will conduct a survey of Ricoh’s business partners and conduct a trial run within the Ricoh Group. Through these efforts, we were able to reaffirm the issues related to production planning that the manufacturing industry faces, and we were also able to significantly advance our consideration of the value provided by Optimum Works and the direction of its functionality. In the future, we would like to further collaborate with Ricoh, and in the future, we would like to proceed with consideration for horizontal deployment nationwide, including packaging optimal works within the Ricoh Group.
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Digitalization of Japan’s manufacturing industry has become an urgent issue. The current situation in the manufacturing industry is that the competitive environment is becoming increasingly intense, both due to external factors such as soaring raw material prices and internal factors such as a shortage of human resources. Under these
circumstances, it is essential not only to strengthen the productivity and efficiency of the manufacturing line itself, but also to update the production planning and management system that governs the operation of the manufacturing line. Skydisk will promote the DX of production planning and utilization systems of small and medium-sized enterprises through the provision of “Optimum Works” and contribute to the sustainable development of industry.
Held presentation of results of internal and external integrated accelerator program “TRIBUS 2023”
~A total of 18 companies and teams, including in-house entrepreneurs and external startups, make presentations to accelerate co-creation innovation~
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https://jp.ricoh.com/release/2024/0209_2
About Optimal Works
Optimal Works is an AI x SaaS automatic production planning system for the manufacturing industry developed and provided by Skydisk Co., Ltd. Based on order information such as “by when, how many, and which products”, AI instantly creates an allocation plan for equipment operation and personnel allocation.
It is a service that promotes DX in the production planning area, which can be said to be the backbone of factory operations, and since its release in April 2022, it has been introduced by more than 100 companies, from large to medium-sized companies. Optimal Works is a service that realizes “production planning DX” that not only improves the efficiency of planning operations but also supports delivery deadline compliance, quality assurance, optimization of inventory, and improvement of on-site production efficiency. “Optimum Works” is equipped with a uniquely developed engine specialized for production planning. In addition, by introducing patent application technology, we have dramatically improved the time and effort required for master settings. We provide a service that allows manufacturing companies to take ownership and start small, making it easy to visualize the progress of DX. Product site: https://saiteki.works/
Skydisk Co., Ltd. Company Profile
Since Skydisk was founded in 2013, we have worked on 550 projects with 272 customers, mainly in the manufacturing industry. We believe that our mission is to return the knowledge and know-how we have gained to the world as services and products. With the mission of “making manufacturing more creative,” we will take on the challenge of promoting DX using AI.
Company name: Skydisk Co., Ltd.
Representative: Representative Director and CEO Asato Uchimura Established: October 1, 2013
Business content: DX support using AI
Head office location: Akasaka Prime Building 4F, 2-3-6 Maizuru, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Company website: https://skydisc.jp/
*1 Details about “TRIBUS2023”:
A project that recruits innovators from inside and outside the company and utilizes Ricoh’s resources to lead to innovation. We aim to solve problems not only in the workplace and imaging fields, but also in a wide range of social fields. This program aims not only to provide funds and advanced technology, but also to create new value by supporting Ricoh Group employees by leveraging the knowledge they have gained both inside and outside the company.
URL: https://accelerator.ricoh/2023tribus/
More details about this release:
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