Reduce Production Planning from 6 Hours to 1 Minute! Free Online Seminar on Mathematical Optimization × Cloud Real-World Cases
Kagoya Japan and JIJ will host a free online seminar on May 20, 2026, showcasing how to reduce production planning time from 6 hours to 1 minute using mathematical optimization on a private cloud infrastructure.
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Kagoya Japan Co., Ltd. (Kyoto, President & COO Takeshi Okamura) and JIJ Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO Yu Yamashiro) will jointly host a free online seminar titled "Production Planning from 6 Hours to Just 1 Minute: The Power of Optimization to Transform Manufacturing Sites" on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. This seminar targets companies facing challenges in production planning and scheduling within the manufacturing sector.
Are you spending hours every time you create a production plan?
Monthly and weekly production planning tasks often involve juggling multiple Excel sheets and trial-and-error processes. For many manufacturing sites, it has become common for this work to take more than half a day. As factors like equipment constraints, work sequence, personnel allocation, deadlines, and inventory conditions increase annually, these tasks often become dependent on the experience of specific veteran staff.
While AI-based production planning optimization solutions are on the rise, many companies hesitate to adopt mathematical optimization methods—which explicitly organize business rules and reliably produce optimal solutions—due to concerns that they seem difficult, unclear on how to proceed, or might end at the PoC (Proof of Concept) stage.
### Seminar Content
Based on a real-world example of using the mathematical optimization solution "JijZept Solver" as a cloud service with a fixed monthly fee to reduce planning time from "6 hours to 1 minute," JIJ and Kagoya Japan will explain:
- What mathematical optimization can achieve.
- Practical results and effectiveness in actual operations.
- What to organize from PoC to full-scale production rollout.
- The benefits, configurations, and key points of using a private cloud for data isolation and security.
### Recommended For
- Those seeking to improve efficiency in production planning and scheduling.
- Those promoting manufacturing DX but looking for specific actions.
- Those interested in mathematical optimization but feeling a high barrier to entry.
- Those wanting to move beyond PoC to full-scale business implementation.
- Those interested in business improvement cases using cloud technology.
### Event Overview
- **Seminar Name:** Production Planning from 6 Hours to Just 1 Minute: The Power of Optimization to Transform Manufacturing Sites
- **Date & Time:** Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 14:00–15:00
- **Format:** Online (Microsoft Teams)
- **Fee:** Free (Advance registration required)
- **Co-hosts:** Kagoya Japan Co., Ltd. and JIJ Inc.
### Program (Tentative)
1. **Production Planning from 6 Hours to 1 Minute? How 'JijZept Solver' Transforms Manufacturing Scheduling** (JIJ Inc.)
2. **Leveraging Mathematical Optimization for Full-Scale Production via Private Cloud: System Configuration and Benefits** (Kagoya Japan Co., Ltd.)
3. **How to Proceed from PoC to Full Operation, FAQ, and Q&A**
### How to Apply
Please apply via the dedicated form on the Kagoya website: https://www.kagoya.jp/seminar/jijzept-seminar-202605/
### Company Profiles
**Kagoya Japan Co., Ltd.**
Headquarters: 8F KDX Karasuma Bldg., 85-1 Mikura-cho, Sanjo-dori Karasuma Nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto.
Founded in 1926 and incorporated as an ASP in 1998, it provides rental servers, cloud services, and VPS based on its own domestic data centers. It has a long track record of serving SMEs and government agencies with high-security needs.
Are you spending hours every time you create a production plan?
Monthly and weekly production planning tasks often involve juggling multiple Excel sheets and trial-and-error processes. For many manufacturing sites, it has become common for this work to take more than half a day. As factors like equipment constraints, work sequence, personnel allocation, deadlines, and inventory conditions increase annually, these tasks often become dependent on the experience of specific veteran staff.
While AI-based production planning optimization solutions are on the rise, many companies hesitate to adopt mathematical optimization methods—which explicitly organize business rules and reliably produce optimal solutions—due to concerns that they seem difficult, unclear on how to proceed, or might end at the PoC (Proof of Concept) stage.
### Seminar Content
Based on a real-world example of using the mathematical optimization solution "JijZept Solver" as a cloud service with a fixed monthly fee to reduce planning time from "6 hours to 1 minute," JIJ and Kagoya Japan will explain:
- What mathematical optimization can achieve.
- Practical results and effectiveness in actual operations.
- What to organize from PoC to full-scale production rollout.
- The benefits, configurations, and key points of using a private cloud for data isolation and security.
### Recommended For
- Those seeking to improve efficiency in production planning and scheduling.
- Those promoting manufacturing DX but looking for specific actions.
- Those interested in mathematical optimization but feeling a high barrier to entry.
- Those wanting to move beyond PoC to full-scale business implementation.
- Those interested in business improvement cases using cloud technology.
### Event Overview
- **Seminar Name:** Production Planning from 6 Hours to Just 1 Minute: The Power of Optimization to Transform Manufacturing Sites
- **Date & Time:** Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 14:00–15:00
- **Format:** Online (Microsoft Teams)
- **Fee:** Free (Advance registration required)
- **Co-hosts:** Kagoya Japan Co., Ltd. and JIJ Inc.
### Program (Tentative)
1. **Production Planning from 6 Hours to 1 Minute? How 'JijZept Solver' Transforms Manufacturing Scheduling** (JIJ Inc.)
2. **Leveraging Mathematical Optimization for Full-Scale Production via Private Cloud: System Configuration and Benefits** (Kagoya Japan Co., Ltd.)
3. **How to Proceed from PoC to Full Operation, FAQ, and Q&A**
### How to Apply
Please apply via the dedicated form on the Kagoya website: https://www.kagoya.jp/seminar/jijzept-seminar-202605/
### Company Profiles
**Kagoya Japan Co., Ltd.**
Headquarters: 8F KDX Karasuma Bldg., 85-1 Mikura-cho, Sanjo-dori Karasuma Nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto.
Founded in 1926 and incorporated as an ASP in 1998, it provides rental servers, cloud services, and VPS based on its own domestic data centers. It has a long track record of serving SMEs and government agencies with high-security needs.