Leaner Publishes Case Study of Fixture Manufacturer Chunichi Seisakusho: Achieving Innovation in Information Sharing Across Development, Procurement, and Suppliers, Moving from "Developing Capable Individuals" to an "Environment Where Anyone Can Succeed"
Leaner Technologies released a case study of Chunichi Seisakusho adopting its quotation management system, 'Leaner Estimate'. The system centralized procurement data in the cloud, eliminating information black boxes and enhancing inter-departmental collaboration.
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Leaner Technologies Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director & CEO: Yusuke Ohira, hereafter 'Leaner') has published a case study on the implementation of its quotation management system 'Leaner Estimate' at Chunichi Seisakusho Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Representative Director: Masahiro Hayashi, hereafter 'Chunichi Seisakusho'), a manufacturer that handles everything consistently from the planning and design to the manufacturing of store fixtures.
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Chunichi Seisakusho is a manufacturer that comprehensively handles the planning, design, and manufacturing of display fixtures used in drugstores, dispensing pharmacies, and home centers.
■ Background of Implementation: Breaking Away from 'Personalization' Reliant on Veteran Know-How
At Chunichi Seisakusho, traditional quotation tasks were left to the discretion of individual personnel, leading to the following challenges:
- Information Black Box: It was unclear who requested what, where, and why, making information sharing among staff difficult.
- Operational Inefficiency: Past histories could not be referenced, resulting in 'duplicated efforts' and 'multiple quotations' for the same project.
- Limitations in Training: It takes an enormous amount of time to train a 'procurement professional', making the company reliant on individual learning speeds.
To resolve these issues and looking ahead to the generational shift in a few years, they decided to implement 'Leaner' to build an 'environment where anyone can acquire information in the same way and proceed with the work'.
■ Specific Effects of Implementing 'Leaner Estimate'
Following the implementation, Chunichi Seisakusho has seen changes in internal and external communication as the 'center of information' has been consolidated into the system.
- Creating Time for Essential Consideration by Eliminating the Hassle of 'Searching and Re-acquiring'
By centralizing all quotation data in the cloud, past histories can be searched instantly. The time spent searching through emails and stacks of paper has disappeared, allowing the saved time to be devoted to the essential judgment of 'which quotation should be selected'.
- Strengthening Three-Way Collaboration Among Development, Procurement, and Suppliers
The progress of quotations is now visualized in real-time for the development department as well, resolving frustrations caused by unknown statuses. Seamless collaboration across departments has been realized, such as development staff communicating technical details directly with suppliers on the system.
- Seamless Digital Collaboration Between Two Group Companies
A fully integrated operation has been realized where Chunichi Sangyo Co., Ltd., which handles fixture planning, development, and inventory management, makes a purchase request, and Chunichi Seisakusho, which handles manufacturing, receives it via 'Leaner Estimate' and directly requests it from an external supplier.
Click here for the case study article
Chunichi Seisakusho is a manufacturer that comprehensively handles the planning, design, and manufacturing of display fixtures used in drugstores, dispensing pharmacies, and home centers.
■ Background of Implementation: Breaking Away from 'Personalization' Reliant on Veteran Know-How
At Chunichi Seisakusho, traditional quotation tasks were left to the discretion of individual personnel, leading to the following challenges:
- Information Black Box: It was unclear who requested what, where, and why, making information sharing among staff difficult.
- Operational Inefficiency: Past histories could not be referenced, resulting in 'duplicated efforts' and 'multiple quotations' for the same project.
- Limitations in Training: It takes an enormous amount of time to train a 'procurement professional', making the company reliant on individual learning speeds.
To resolve these issues and looking ahead to the generational shift in a few years, they decided to implement 'Leaner' to build an 'environment where anyone can acquire information in the same way and proceed with the work'.
■ Specific Effects of Implementing 'Leaner Estimate'
Following the implementation, Chunichi Seisakusho has seen changes in internal and external communication as the 'center of information' has been consolidated into the system.
- Creating Time for Essential Consideration by Eliminating the Hassle of 'Searching and Re-acquiring'
By centralizing all quotation data in the cloud, past histories can be searched instantly. The time spent searching through emails and stacks of paper has disappeared, allowing the saved time to be devoted to the essential judgment of 'which quotation should be selected'.
- Strengthening Three-Way Collaboration Among Development, Procurement, and Suppliers
The progress of quotations is now visualized in real-time for the development department as well, resolving frustrations caused by unknown statuses. Seamless collaboration across departments has been realized, such as development staff communicating technical details directly with suppliers on the system.
- Seamless Digital Collaboration Between Two Group Companies
A fully integrated operation has been realized where Chunichi Sangyo Co., Ltd., which handles fixture planning, development, and inventory management, makes a purchase request, and Chunichi Seisakusho, which handles manufacturing, receives it via 'Leaner Estimate' and directly requests it from an external supplier.