In order to promote digital transformation (DX) at its plants, EBARA Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "EBARA") has been distributing tablet devices to all manufacturing site employees working at its plants in Japan since FY2021.
Distributing tablet devices to employees at manufacturing sites
1. Background and Objectives
As part of its human resources strategy in its long-term vision "E-Vision 2030," EBARA aims to create an environment in which employees can maximize their abilities by balancing job satisfaction and ease of work.
Until now, many manufacturing sites did not have information infrastructure such as PCs, and production orders, work instructions, and manuals were written on paper or orally.
We are strongly promoting DX, which is a company-wide initiative, at our factories, and we are aiming to streamline information that links all production systems*. By distributing tablet devices to all employees at manufacturing sites (434 as of April 2021) and creating an environment where information can be transmitted and obtained in a timely manner, we aim to eliminate delays in instructions such as design changes and stagnation of information, and improve productivity. In addition, by managing and sharing production-related documents in the cloud and unifying the means of communication from the company to e-mail and intranet, we will promote paperless operations, eliminate the information gap at manufacturing sites, and increase the motivation of employees at manufacturing sites.
3. Future developments
In order to promote DX at the EBARA Group's factories, it is essential to improve the information infrastructure and IT literacy of employees at manufacturing sites. We will strive to improve ROIC by improving operational efficiency and productivity throughout the organization by rolling it out globally, and we will further enhance our corporate value by improving job satisfaction and ease of work.
* Rectification: In the production process, etc., to ensure that things and information are flowing smoothly.
EBARA Group aims to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and further enhance its corporate value by addressing key ESG issues based on its long-term vision and medium-term management plan.