Zeal Provides Hands-On Support for Agematsu Electronics' Data Utilization Human Resource Development to Further Accelerate Smart Factory Transformation

Zeal Corporation (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yoshiyuki Numata; hereinafter "Zeal"), a company in the Avant Group that promotes digital transformation (hereinafter "DX"), is pleased to announce that its "Data-Driven Workshop" and "DX-Learning Room for MotionBoard" have been adopted by Agematsu Electronics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Agematsu Electronics") for advanced data utilization human resource development to further accelerate its smart factory transformation. The case study for this implementation has been released. Details of the Agematsu Electronics implementation case study: https://www.zdh.co.jp/customer/agematsu/ Key factors for choosing Zeal: - Adopted Zeal's "Data-Driven Workshop" and "DX-Learning Room for MotionBoard" for data utilization human resource development. - Highly evaluated for its flexible response to diverse educational demands, empathy with the service concept, and a persuasive proposal to management. Effects and achievements: - A culture of presenting evidence-based numbers has expanded among employees, with greater emphasis on data backing for reports and documents. - The construction of dashboard screens using MotionBoard has expanded across various departments, accelerating operational efficiency. - Business collaboration across departmental boundaries has been activated with MotionBoard as a cornerstone, leading to the creation of highly effective business improvement proposals through inter-departmental collaboration. [Background and Challenges] Training personnel capable of handling data on-site was essential for the smart factory. Headquartered in Agematsu-machi, Kiso-gun, Nagano Prefecture, Agematsu Electronics is a group company of Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd., with a business centered on manufacturing automotive parts. Its main products range from precision electronic components like in-vehicle USB jacks and e-latches to metal press parts such as plug-tights and battery packs. As part of its DX initiatives, the company began its smart factory transformation in 2018 and simultaneously started working on data utilization. By introducing the BI tool "MotionBoard" to visualize data from IoT sensors and production equipment, it centralized and linked data from management, production, shipping, and accounting, expanding the scope of its use. This has enabled real-time visualization and accelerated rapid, fact-based decision-making. Amidst this, there was an urgent need to train and increase the number of DX personnel who could make data-based judgments and decisions in each department to further promote data utilization. At the same time, employee education on how to effectively use MotionBoard was also required to accelerate data utilization. [Reasons for Adoption] Adopted the "Data-Driven Workshop" to learn the benefits of data utilization and the "DX-Learning Room for MotionBoard" to acquire data utilization concepts and skills. For the development of data utilization personnel, the company determined that a high-level educational service based on specialized knowledge was necessary. From several educational services, it adopted Zeal's "Data-Driven Workshop" and "DX-Learning Room for MotionBoard." The Data-Driven Workshop is a program that helps employees improve their literacy by understanding the value of data utilization and the usefulness of BI tools through practical exercises and discussions. The DX-Learning Room for MotionBoard is an e-learning service where users can learn the basics of data utilization and MotionBoard operation skills through hands-on training, with the feature of being able to learn repeatedly at any time. In addition to these comprehensive services, Zeal was chosen as a human resource development partner because of its flexible and positive response to the company's requests and its supportive stance in accompanying the training. Another decisive factor was that the educational menu matched their needs, and the proposal was clear and useful for explanations to management and for obtaining internal approval. [Implementation Effects and Future Outlook] Momentum for data utilization has been fostered throughout the company. Cross-departmental business collaboration based on MotionBoard utilization is also expanding. After implementing the Data-Driven Workshop and the DX-Learning Room for MotionBoard, the company states that various changes in data utilization have begun to appear. Through the training, reports that were once based on intuition have changed to be data-driven, and a culture of presenting numbers as evidence is taking root. Furthermore, at the results presentation meeting after the seminar, concrete practical results were confirmed, such as a dashboard created using MotionBoard based on IoT data that allows a person in charge to extract and refer only to the necessary information. In addition, business improvement proposals from inter-departmental collaboration are emerging one after another, showing a spread of continuous improvement centered on MotionBoard. Following the success of this educational project, Agematsu Electronics plans to work on further advanced utilization of MotionBoard and the development of more DX personnel. In addition to educational services, Zeal is also expected to play a role in disseminating the latest IT trends, such as the use of AI, the introduction of new digital tools, and success stories from other companies. Details of the Agematsu Electronics implementation case study: https://www.zdh.co.jp/customer/agematsu/ Going forward, Zeal will continue to contribute to the corporate value of its customers as a partner that accompanies them in achieving DX, leveraging its over 30 years of experience and knowledge in the data utilization field. At the same time, it aims to realize a society where everyone can utilize data and benefit from it. [About Zeal Corporation] Zeal Corporation provides end-to-end services across all project phases, from DX concept formulation consulting and data infrastructure construction to advanced data utilization support centered on AI and hands-on support for in-house development. It supports corporate digital transformation and data-driven management promotion by offering services that leverage cutting-edge technology and expertise. The company also develops its own products, including the cloud-based data analysis platform "ZEUSCloud," the DX human resource development support service "ZEAL DX-Learning Room," the open data utilization service "CO-ODE," and the AI SaaS "STORYAI." It is a 100% subsidiary of the Avant Group, which is listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Company Name: Zeal Corporation Established: July 2012 Representative: Yoshiyuki Numata, President and CEO URL: https://www.zdh.co.jp/ Main Business: Development, license sales, consulting services, and support services for business solution packages, etc. Head Office: Gotanda JP Building 11F, 8-4-13 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Osaka Branch: Mitsui Sumitomo Bank Koraibashi Building 7F, 2-1-1 Fushimi-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Sapporo Office: 11-15-4 Kita 5-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo [About Avant Group] Avant Group (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Toru Morikawa; listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, stock code: 3836), with Avant Group Corporation as its holding company, contributes to "Management DX" by providing software development, sales, and maintenance, as well as software-based consulting and BPO services. These offerings enable customers to make timely and appropriate management decisions and promote management reforms based on a variety of information, both financial and non-financial. Corporate site: https://www.avantgroup.com/ The main group operating subsidiaries (all 100% owned) are as follows: ○ Avant Corporation: https://www.avantcorp.com/ ○ Internet Disclosure Co., Ltd.: https://internet-disclosure.com/ ○ Zeal Corporation: https://www.zdh.co.jp/ ○ DIVA Corporation: https://www.diva.co.jp/ ○ VISTA Corporation: https://vista.avantgroup.com/ *Company names or product names mentioned in this release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. End