Shachihata Cloud SDX: Budget vs. Actual Improvement Navigator Released for SMEs Nationwide

Shachihata Inc. (President and CEO: Masayoshi Funahashi, Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture), which supports the sustainable growth of companies through both analog and digital means, will launch the cloud-based budget vs. actual management system "Shachihata Cloud SDX: Budget Improvement Navigator" for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-market companies nationwide on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

*1 The company name is written as "シヤチハタ" and not "シャチハタ".

With over 66% of SMEs still in the initial stages of digitalization*2, many SMEs and mid-market companies continue to rely on manual processes, primarily using Excel, for their budget vs. actual management. This includes manual aggregation at the end of each month, a black box system dependent on specific personnel, and facing the next month without understanding the reasons for discrepancies. These issues slow down management decision-making. Furthermore, existing budget vs. actual management systems only confirm financial discrepancies and lack the means to understand the causes of these differences.

*2 Source: Small and Medium Enterprise Agency "2024 White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises"

"Shachihata Cloud SDX: Budget Improvement Navigator" fundamentally resolves these issues by directly linking the entire PDCA cycle of planning, execution, evaluation, and improvement of measures with budget vs. actual figures, thereby enabling faster and stronger decision-making in future budget management. It links daily reports and activity logs from the field with management figures in real-time, allowing users to understand "which measures impacted which figures." It offers a new form of budget vs. actual management that not only manages "figures" but also assetizes the "processes that moved the figures."

Core Features

1 Centralized grasp of company-wide budget vs. actual progress, eliminating monthly time lags.

2 Non-financial KPIs such as closing rates and operating rates can be freely designed for each department.

3 Integrated management from measure planning to improvement, linking PDCA with figures.

4 Designed with field adoption as the top priority, featuring a simple UI that does not require IT literacy.

● About Shachihata Cloud https://dstmp.shachihata.co.jp/

Shachihata Cloud is a digital service for back-office operations in the remote work era.

It digitizes the stamping process for various documents, from internal documents like approval requests and applications to settlement documents with business partners such as estimates, invoices, and order/acceptance forms, allowing for easy and secure electronic stamping and electronic signatures anytime, anywhere. It also includes tools for workflows and groupware, and supports the Electronic Book Preservation Act. Shachihata Cloud will continue to provide all-in-one support for back-office digitalization. Shachihata has been developing electronic seal systems since 1995, with over 1.16 million installations as of May 2026.

【Reference】The History of Shachihata Cloud

https://dstmp.shachihata.co.jp/products/history/

● Shachihata Inc. Company Profile

Since its founding in 1925, Shachihata has consistently provided products that customers need, and in 2025, we celebrated our 100th anniversary. As a company that supports the sustainable growth of businesses through both analog and digital means, we will continue to offer products and services that bring convenience, enjoyment, and safety and security to our customers.

Company Name: Shachihata Inc.

Founded: January 1925

Annual Sales: 18.2 billion yen (standalone, FY2025)

Employees: 767 (standalone, as of end of June 2025) *Approximately 900 group-wide

Representative: Masayoshi Funahashi, President and CEO

Business Activities: Manufacturing and sales of stamp pads, ink-penetrating stamps, and general stationery; digital services.

【Reference】The History of Shachihata: https://www.shachihata.co.jp/corporate/history/

<Contact for Inquiries Regarding Service Details> Shachihata Cloud Electronic Settlement Service Team Email: shachihatacloud-press@shachihata.com