Personnel Placement Optimization AI "Skill Puzzle" Significantly Enhances Skill Management Functions

In manufacturing and logistics sites, while "Skill Maps" are prepared to comply with quality certifications such as ISO and FSSC, it is not uncommon for their operation to remain formal and deviate from the actual situation. Furthermore, dependence on skilled technicians (personalization) and the severance of skill inheritance are serious risks that threaten the competitiveness and business continuity of Japanese manufacturing.

Hutzper Inc. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Representative Director and CEO: Hiroshi Onishi), a provider of AI systems for the manufacturing industry, will officially release a new version of its personnel placement optimization AI "Skill Puzzle" on April 1, 2026, with significantly enhanced skill management functions. In addition, a "Standalone Skill Management Plan" will be newly established for companies that do not require personnel placement functions, and a one-month free trial campaign will be offered to the first 20 companies.

Background of Feature Addition We have received many voices from managers in manufacturing and logistics sites, such as "We have skill maps, but they only exist for audits" and "We only know who has which skills through gut feeling on site." In response to these voices from the field, Skill Puzzle aims to be a foundation that can utilize skill data not only for streamlining daily personnel placement but also for site operations and human resource development, and has added "Skill Management Functions." (Reference screen) Distribution of skill holders by age group

Main Features Added/Enhanced This Time Function Overview Skill Map (Competency Management Table) Quantitatively manages proficiency levels in an integrated manner. Visualizes the gap between target and actual skill holders and automatically issues alerts for personalization risks. Can be used as documentation for audits such as ISO/FSSC. Training History Management Records all history of skill acquisition and changes. Allows viewing the changes in skill levels over time through graphs, supporting improved accuracy of training plans. Qualification Management Centrally manages qualification acquisition status. Automatically issues expiration alerts for qualifications nearing their expiration date, reducing compliance risks. Visualization of Personalization Risk and Technology Loss Risk Graphs skills and qualifications by age group, team, and attribute. Identifies processes heavily reliant on experienced workers and allows early detection of future skill loss risks.

We will continue to expand functions that support dynamic skill management.

New Plan: Standalone Use of Skill Management Function Now Available In conjunction with this feature addition, we are introducing a standalone Skill Management Plan to meet the needs of companies that "do not require personnel placement functions but want to introduce skill management and competency management." This allows companies such as the following to utilize Skill Puzzle: ・Companies that want to start with digitizing and preparing their competency management tables for ISO and FSSC audits.

・Companies that manage their personnel placement systems with existing systems but are looking for a visualization tool for skill management and human resource development.

・Companies that want to grasp personalization risks and multi-skilling status as management indicators.

*Pricing varies depending on company size and number of users. Please contact us for details.

Free Trial Campaign for the First 20 Companies To commemorate the enhancement of functions and the launch of the new plan, we are offering a trial campaign for the first 20 companies to experience the "Skill Management Function" free of charge for one month. We encourage companies considering digitizing their competency management tables, visualizing personalization risks, and centrally managing qualifications and training history to take advantage of this opportunity.

*Please inquire via the URL below. Details on eligibility and scope of application will be provided individually.

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Support for Existing Users All current Skill Puzzle users can utilize these new features as a standard update at no additional cost. By combining them with the already implemented personnel placement and shift functions, consistent data utilization is possible, from daily site operations to mid-to-long-term human resource strategies.

Main Use Cases ・Preparation of competency management tables and submission of evidence for quality audits such as ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000.

・Quantitatively grasp the degree of dependence on skilled technicians (personalization risk) and reflect it in successor training plans.

・Understand the multi-skilling status of young, mid-career, and experienced workers with data and optimize training investments.

・Monitor skill sufficiency and human resource risks across multiple factories and sites at a management level.

・Achieve data-driven site management by linking personnel placement plans with skill data.

[Note] This release contains forward-looking statements. These are based on judgments and assumptions made at the present time and may differ from actual results.

Hutzper Inc. Stock Code: TSE Growth Market (478A) Headquarters: Shin-Osaka CSP Building North Wing 4F, 1-11-16 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City Representative: Hiroshi Onishi, Representative Director and CEO Established: April 1, 2020 Capital: 826 million yen (1.99 billion yen including capital surplus) Number of Employees: 95 (as of December 2025) *Includes part-time workers and interns Business Activities: Provision of AI services for the manufacturing industry URL: https://hutzper.com/ Inquiries: info@hutzper.com

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