【December 6, 2024 (Friday)】Production Strategies in the Era of Labor Shortages【Astec Management Seminar】

Attention companies struggling with labor shortages! This is a seminar that considers production strategies from a management perspective.

In the future, it is expected that hiring talent within Japan will become more stringent. Therefore, a fundamental improvement in productivity is required, but it is also true that this is very challenging in an environment of small-lot production with a wide variety of products. In this seminar, we will explain how to shift product and manufacturing strategies to adapt to the current environment. We will also introduce specific reform project approaches. We encourage you to participate actively. 【Seminar Highlights】 ■ How to adapt in an era of labor shortages ■ Transforming the business model ■ Reevaluating product strategies is necessary ■ Shifting manufacturing strategies ■ Operate through a project directly overseen by the president! *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us. Applications are being accepted via the link below.

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We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations on the continued prosperity of your esteemed company. Our company will be exhibiting at the following trade show, where we will showcase a variety of products, including new ones. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience during your busy schedule, but we would like to invite you to attend this event. 【 Exhibition Name 】 27th INTERPHEX Week Tokyo https://www.interphex.jp/tokyo/ja-jp.html 【 Dates 】 July 9 (Wednesday) - 11 (Friday), 2025 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM 【 Venue 】 Tokyo Big Sight (3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063)

We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations on the continued prosperity of your esteemed company. Our company will be exhibiting at the following trade show, where we will showcase a variety of products, including new ones. We sincerely invite you to visit us during this busy time. 【 Exhibition Name 】 Automotive Technology Exhibition 2025 YOKOHAMA https://aee.expo-info.jsae.or.jp/ja/yokohama/ (An "online exhibition" will also be held during and around the event period) 【 Dates 】 May 21 (Wednesday) - 23 (Friday), 2024 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM *On the final day, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Online exhibition: May 14 (Wednesday) - June 4 (Wednesday)) 【 Venue 】 Pacifico Yokohama (1-1-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) Our booth number: "Concourse 505"

Nitto Kohki will be exhibiting at the "Data Center EXPO" held at Makuhari Messe Hall 1 from Wednesday, October 23 to Friday, October 25. [Booth Number: A6-23] At this exhibition, we will showcase the "Compact Zero Spill Coupler," which is specifically designed for data centers, including supercomputers. We will also present the "Blind Mate Type," a fitting exclusively for server cooling piping, as a reference exhibit.

[Speaker] Kenji Kikuchi, Executive Fellow, MDB Business Division, Japan Management Association Research Institute [Lecture Topics] 1. Important latest research trends to consider for the future 2. Latest business information gathering methods for future insights 3. Case studies on information gathering - perspectives on information collection and utilization 4. "Future insights" perspectives that leaders and personnel responsible for expanding existing businesses, new businesses, new product development, and exploring new applications should know 5. Introduction of the latest business information sources to pay attention to in the AI era for "future insights" 6. Q&A / Business card exchange

[Speaker] NTT ME Corporation Director of Social Infrastructure Design Department, Mr. Osamu Sasaki [Key Lecture Content] Starting from the challenges faced through the maintenance and operation of the vast communication infrastructure owned by NTT East Japan, such as aging equipment, a shortage of workforce, and the intensification of disasters, we will organize the structural issues that the entire social infrastructure sector, including roads and water supply and sewage systems, faces. Based on this, we will present ideas for realizing sustainable social infrastructure, including the transition to smart maintenance and preventive maintenance utilizing accumulated data. Furthermore, we will introduce the direction of initiatives considered by NTT East Japan, future prospects, and remaining challenges. [Lecture Items] 1. Past initiatives and challenges at NTT East Japan 2. Challenges faced by the social infrastructure sector 3. Towards the realization of sustainable social infrastructure 4. Direction of initiatives considered by NTT East Japan 5. Future initiatives and challenges 6. Q&A / Business card exchange