② MISUMI Management Model, which accelerates "Organizational Challenges and Growth"

  To enhance Customer's Time Value through the advancement of the MISUMI MODEL, it is essential for the organization to strategically align with and support the individual efforts of its employees.
 Our Group, through the management system outlined below, continuously seeks to advance its organizational initiatives, reinforcing strategic alignment and challenges, and fostering growth towards achieving MISUMI MODEL innovation.

  In our Group, all executive employees are expected to fulfill their managerial responsibilities by independently developing a growth strategy (Business Plan) and leading its implementation. The process of having each organization draft a business plan enables the development and execution of highly effective medium- to long-term business strategies that accurately reflect the markets they engage, encompassing customers, competitors, market conditions, and their own strengths.
 Creating a business plan starts with formulating a strategy, and once the strategic direction is approved, numerical targets are established to set a budget, allowing the strategy to be executed within the approved scope. Business plans at the Business Company or Platform level undergo comprehensive review by all Group Executive Officers, who assess the strategy and its validity not only for their own organization but also in terms of collaboration with other organizations.
 By thoroughly discussing and approving these plans at the Management level, they receive Company-wide support as part of MISUMI's overarching strategy, even though they are specific to each organization.
 The process of formulating business plans significantly enhances the growth orientation, strategic thinking, and proactiveness of managerial employees by involving them in the drafting process.
 This hands-on approach fosters strong commitment and plays a crucial role in the development of executive talent.

  We are rigorously implementing efforts towards MISUMI MODEL innovation on a global scale. To confirm, commend, and share progress and significant achievements across the entire Company, we conduct the Company-wide “M-Up (MISUMI-Model Up)” and “Q-Up (Quality-Up)” at production-related organizations annually.
 M-Up starts with reviewing MISUMI MODEL evolution efforts and achievements at each organization or across organizations through preliminary rounds in each region.
 Themes that advance from the preliminaries compete in block finals, dividing the global MISUMI into five blocks. Themes that win the block finals are presented in the global finals, where awards such as the grand prize are determined.
 Q-Up follows a similar process to determine the recipients of the Global Excellence Awards.
 By globally sharing various efforts from each region during the block finals and finals, we maximize mutual learning and further accelerate the advancement of the MISUMI MODEL, establishing a crucial platform for our Group’s “MISUMI MODEL innovation.”

  In our Group, we conduct Management Forums throughout the year to facilitate direct dialogue between top management and employees. These forums are designed to foster forming a common awareness to management issues and mutual understanding between management and employees, and a collaboration beyond organizational boundaries, by sharing management topics or
status quo of ongoing key strategies through Q&A sessions or discussions.
 Management Forums are conducted not only at the company-wide level but also at various tiers, including Business Company/Platform and departmental levels. In our Company, we prioritize Management Forums not only as a platform to enhance communication between leaders and team members but also as an opportunity for employees’ development and organizational growth. To ensure that Forums are actively held across the Company, we have established a Forum Promotion Committee with representatives from each organization, who lead the execution of the Forums.