Project Management & Cost Calculation SaaS 'GENKEI VAULT' Selected for Tokyo's 'Price Pass-Through & Wage Increase Support Program' – Supporting Appropriate Price Pass-Through for SMEs in Tokyo Up to 1 Million Yen at No Cost

GENKEI Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Tokyo, representative director: Masahiko Adachi, hereinafter GENKEI), which provides project management and cost calculation SaaS for the manufacturing industry, is pleased to announce that its 'GENKEI VAULT' has been selected as one of the target tools in the 'Startup-etc.-utilized Price Pass-Through and Wage Increase Support Program' implemented by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Small and Medium Enterprise Support Corporation.

Companies eligible for this program can use the cloud service 'GENKEI VAULT' for project management and cost calculation at no cost up to 1 million yen until February 28, 2027. It helps build a mechanism for 'evidence-based price pass-through' based on data, and supports strengthening the management base for securing sustainable wage increase funds.

What 'GENKEI VAULT' achieves: Evidence-based price pass-through and preparation for wage increases

In recent years, many SMEs have not been able to adequately pass on cost increases due to rising labor costs, raw material prices, and energy costs to their business partners. For fair price negotiations, presenting 'objective evidence' based on material cost calculations and labor cost simulations is extremely important.

'GENKEI VAULT' highly integrates drawing/project management and cost management, supporting cost estimation and appropriate price negotiations that do not rely on vague past data or intuition.

Proper storage, visualization, and sharing of past performance

Past quotation records, detailed processing cost calculations, and exceptional handling facts that were previously often personalized are consolidated and visualized within GENKEI VAULT. It builds a system for unified management and sharing across the company.

Visualization of 'current costs'

Calculates accurate costs reflecting current material costs and man-hours for each processing step. It derives prices not based on vague past data or intuition, providing strong negotiation evidence that partners can accept.

Rapid identification of negotiation cases with AI drawing reading and similarity search

Equipped with 'similarity search' that instantly finds drawings with similar shapes or features using proprietary AI drawing reading and vast past data. It ensures no cases requiring price negotiations or quotation revisions are missed, immediately identifying them.

Realizing wage increases through continuous profit assurance

By enabling constant updates of cost information such as material costs and wage rates, proper cost understanding in real time becomes routine. It enables 'continuous profit assurance' beyond temporary cost compensation, supporting the construction of a management base that allows sustainable wage increases over the long term.

Support details and strong accompaniment system in this program

This program is a public support menu that combines digital tool provision and accompaniment support by specialized consultants.

'Up to 1 million yen' usage fee support

Up to 1 million yen (tax included) per tool per company is supported for initial costs, monthly/annual usage fees, and option fees. With the 1 million yen upper limit, the introduction and usage fees of 'GENKEI VAULT' are mostly completed at no cost for eligible companies (excess amounts are borne by the company).

Support system by specialized consultants and GENKEI

Specialized consultants dispatched by the program office support hearing of management issues and formulation of price negotiation strategies using the tool. Additionally, the developer GENKEI directly supports from a professional perspective, including optimal initial settings (drawing import, cost calculation settings, etc.), smooth operational establishment, and cost analysis advice.

Scope of eligible companies

If the head office is in Tokyo: - Business sites in 1 prefecture and 7 prefectures (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi) are eligible.

If the branch is in Tokyo: - Business sites in Tokyo are eligible.

For details of the program, please visit the special website of the Tokyo Small and Medium Enterprise Support Corporation's 'Startup-etc.-utilized Price Pass-Through and Wage Increase Support Program':

https://kakaku-chinage-tokyo.jp/

What is the cloud project management and processing cost estimation service 'GENKEI VAULT'?

The cloud project management and processing cost estimation service 'GENKEI VAULT' is a service with a project management function that stores and manages drawings and related documents uploaded to the service, and a processing cost estimation function that calculates processing costs based on the stored drawings.

With the project management function, not only drawings but all data related to drawings (quotations, inspection sheets, product images, etc.) can be stored and managed, enabling the sharing of knowledge and experience.

With the processing cost estimation function, by selecting and instructing the processing content within the drawing, it automatically designs the processing process, selects the tools to be used, calculates processing time including setup, and calculates processing costs. Since processing parameters, various charges, and wage rates can be adjusted by the customer, it enables processing cost calculation aligned with actual processing.

To use the cloud processing cost estimation service 'GENKEI VAULT', please visit here:

https://genkei.co.jp/cost/