[September 2nd Event] Procurement DX in Manufacturing Industry - Three Steps to Achieve Cost Reduction and Labor Hour Savings Simultaneously

"Reasons why Monotaro's service is excellent" and "Reasons why large companies adopt Monotaro" are published!

Monotaro has established its management philosophy as "Transforming the Procurement Network," and has celebrated its 20th anniversary since its founding in 2000 as a B2B mail-order business specializing in indirect materials for manufacturers. This document introduces the benefits of using our services, which are unique as a procurement site for long-tail indirect materials with a wide range of products and high searchability, leveraging the internet to achieve economies of scale for large enterprises. We invite you to read on. [Contents] ■ The use of Monotaro's centralized purchasing service for indirect materials is expanding among large enterprises. ■ Why Monotaro engages in long-tail business for indirect materials. ■ Reasons why Monotaro's services are superior. ■ Reasons why large enterprises adopt Monotaro. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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We have clearly published features of Monotaro and the flow until you start using it!

This document introduces the "MonotaRO Solutions for Large Enterprises." It includes detailed information on "Features of MonotaRO," the "Flow to Start Using," and "Integration with ONESOURCE Lite (OSL) and Purchasing Systems." Please take a moment to read it. 【Contents】 ■ Company Overview ■ Features of MonotaRO ■ MonotaRO Solutions for Large Enterprises ■ Introduction to ONESOURCE Lite (OSL) ■ Introduction to Purchasing System Integration ■ Flow to Start Using *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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This one book provides a complete overview of Monotaro's services for large enterprises!

This document provides a clear summary of the overview and solutions of the indirect material centralized purchasing service for large enterprises offered by Monotaro. It specifically explains the challenges faced by both headquarters and on-site operations in indirect material procurement, as well as the cost reduction strategies that can be achieved by implementing Monotaro. We hope this serves as useful material for your consideration of adopting Monotaro.

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It takes about a week at the shortest to start using it! With Monotaro, it is available through various channels.

Our company has already implemented a purchasing management system and is ready to support the indirect material purchasing management of those who are considering switching systems or are planning to implement one in the future. With immediate integration, Monotaro can be used through various channels. We have integrated with purchasing management systems and the in-house purchasing management systems of various companies, tailored to meet customer needs. So far, hundreds of buyers have utilized our services and have given positive feedback. [Implementation Schedule] – For Monotaro "ONE SOURCE Lite" ■ The shortest time to start using it is approximately one week (1) Signing of terms of use and registration of ID information (2) Building customer information (3) Start using the service *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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Monotaro publishes "breakdowns by industry" and "breakdowns by annual sales and number of employees" for solutions aimed at large enterprises!

To address various challenges in indirect material purchasing, such as "diverse procurement methods and transaction conditions at each base" and "the tendency for the number of items, order frequency, and invoice counts to become enormous," many customers in the manufacturing industry are utilizing Monotaro's solutions for large enterprises. This document introduces the customer attributes and purchasing data trends of those currently using Monotaro's solutions for large enterprises in the manufacturing sector. We invite you to read it. 【Contents】 ■General challenges in indirect material purchasing (1)(2) ■Breakdown of Monotaro's solutions for large enterprises by industry ■Breakdown of Monotaro's solutions for large enterprises by annual sales and number of employees ■Purchasing trends of the top 10 manufacturing companies using Monotaro's solutions for large enterprises *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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In this seminar, we will briefly explain various methods and technologies for creating plastic molds using metal 3D printers, key points and considerations in manufacturing, and examples of fabrication. Following that, we will hear from leading users utilizing metal 3D printers from EOS, 3D Systems, Sodick, and Matsuura Machinery on advanced mold manufacturing technologies and examples, as well as factors for failure and secrets to success. First, we will discuss case studies that have achieved low-cost, high-quality manufacturing techniques and shortened lead times through complex shapes and integrated structures, hybrid manufacturing, and 3D cooling water pipe fabrication using EOS metal 3D printers at J-3D. Next, we will explain how ODEC has achieved overwhelming reductions in delivery times and cost savings in mold updates by manufacturing complex molds for resin molding with metal 3D printers, along with the latest fabrication examples and technologies for designing internal structures (3D water pipes), flow, and temperature simulations. Finally, we will provide specific explanations of how Sanko Gosei, a top player in the industry with its metal 3D printing capabilities for plastic mold manufacturing, has drastically reduced mold cooling times through 3D cooling water pipe fabrication, and how porous structures have effectively mitigated issues such as short shots and gas burn, as well as examples of reduced injection times.

In recent years, the costs of DX (digital transformation) have significantly decreased, and various examples of improving operational efficiency and automation in small and medium-sized manufacturing industries have emerged. One of the key points where DX has not yet progressed, but can achieve high efficiency at low cost, is the DX of the entire process from information collection and management on-site to application. In this seminar, we will introduce practical methods for promoting DX using two tools that can be actually utilized in the field of small and medium-sized manufacturing: the workflow system "AppRemo" that streamlines application approval processes, and the no-code tool "Platio" that allows for the creation of mobile apps to manage on-site operations. There is no need for complex system development or high investments. We will discuss specific plans for gradually advancing automation in an environment that can be easily operated by everyone on-site, along with case studies.

We will be exhibiting at FOOD Exhibition 2025, which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from October 15 to 17, 2025. *The exhibition will take place within the booth of our partner company, Anritsu Corporation. We plan to showcase the taste recognition device TS-6000A on that day. Details are as follows: ◆ Event Details ・Date: October 15 (Wednesday) to 17 (Friday), 2025, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM ・Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, East Hall ・Booth Number: To be determined (exhibiting at Anritsu Corporation's booth) ・Exhibition Content: Display and demonstration of the TS-6000A ・Official Website: https://www.food-exhibition.info/

This is a seminar hosted by our company that takes place every October. This year, three speakers will give presentations on the use of taste sensors and measurement examples. It has been decided to hold it on October 3rd. This year, it will also be held online (Zoom webinar). As soon as the details are finalized (around mid-September), we will announce the overview and open registration on our company website.

In the manufacturing and infrastructure industries, many on-site tasks such as maintenance, inspection, and testing still rely heavily on paper forms and manual data entry, with many sites not progressing in the digitalization and centralization of information. As a result, challenges such as "inability to grasp the on-site situation in real-time," "data being dispersed and not usable for analysis," and "input errors and omissions in forms" have become apparent. This webinar will introduce how to achieve digital transformation (DX) of on-site operations by rapidly building smartphone business applications using Asteria's no-code tool "Platio," and combining it with Morpho AI Solutions' AI-OCR, image analysis, and LLM technologies for the digitalization and automatic analysis of inspection sheets, photos, and reports. It is tailored for representatives of manufacturing and infrastructure-related companies who want to fundamentally change their on-site operations, escape from an analog culture, but find large-scale system implementation challenging.