Japan (Region)

Production control is considered one of the most important tasks in the manufacturing industry. So, what is the meaning and purpose of production management? Learn the importance, specific examples of tasks, common challenges manufacturing companies face with production management, and how those challenges are solved.

MEC – or multi-access Edge Computing – effectively utilizes 5G performance, but some don’t understand the difference when compared to conventional Edge Computing. In this blog, we will explain the differences, why MEC is gaining attention, and specific use cases and examples.

Edge Computing is a computing model that is often compared to cloud computing. Discover key features, such as the distributed processing capabilities and real-time performance, as well as the advantages and usage of Edge Computing.

This year, for the first time in three years, we were able to hold a real event inviting our partners to the venue. Personally, I feel that it has become a daily occurrence for people to gather face-to-face and work in a real environment, both in business and private, such as participating in sporting events as athletes.
For the first time in three years, Stratus Japan was able to host and invite our partners to an in-person event. It’s great for us to be able to gather face-to-face and work together in a real environment as opposed to a virtual event – both for business and work as well as in private.

What is equipment utilization? Here, we will explain the definition of equipment utilization rate, the seven major equipment losses that lower the equipment utilization rate, and overall equipment efficiency. Furthermore, it explains the benefits of introducing edge computing to effectively reduce the seven major equipment losses.

September started with a business trip to Kyushu. This is an appliance product promotion activity built by a solution partner in Fukuoka Prefecture and Stratus. We filmed an interview-style video explaining how Stratus’ ztC Edge and partner company’s manufacturing instruction application products can contribute to solving customer issues.

The use of artificial intelligence is actively being used as one of the ways to solve the problems faced by the manufacturing industry. In this article, we have given an overview of the major issues faced by the manufacturing industry, such as changes in the market environment and a shortage of human resources, and have comprehensively explained the use of artificial intelligence to solve these issues.

The yen has depreciated for the first time in 24 years, but when the yen depreciated last time in 1998, I was assigned to the United States. When the yen depreciated in 1998, the transfer amount was about 3/4 of the amount when I was assigned to the United States. There is debate as to whether the depreciation of the yen is good or bad. The demerit of the depreciation of the yen is the burden on households, but it also has a significant impact on business-to-business transactions. The corporate goods price index in April this year grew by about 10.0% year-on-year.

Sensing technology and IoT are bringing changes to various industries. With AI and edge computing linked, how will each industry evolve? We will consider the relationship between sensing technology and IoT, and the connection between AI and edge computing.

The first quarter of our fiscal year 2023 is three months from March to the end of May. By the time this blog is published, our results are almost final. Looking at the current business progress in the four regions of the world, the boom in business in the U.S. stands out. In Japan, while the economic situation is unpredictable, semiconductor-related and automobile-related investments seem to be firm.