MISUMI Selected as Digital Transformation Stocks (DX Stocks) for the First Time

MISUMI　Group Inc.　(”MISUMI”; headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative Director and President: Ryusei Ono） is pleased to announce that the company has been selected for the first time as a “Digital Transformation Stocks (DX Stocks) 2025 ” under the program jointly led by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan.  
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry　News Release　https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2025/04/20250411002/20250411002.html

DX Stocks is a program that recognizes companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are engaged in digital transformation (DX), which involves fundamental changes in business models and other aspects of their business based on digital technology, in order to achieve new growth and strengthen competitiveness. The companies selected are those that have established internal systems to promote DX leading to increased corporate value, and those that have achieved increased corporate value through the excellent use of digital technology. 31 companies, including MISUMI, were selected as "DX Stocks 2025".

Since the 1970s, MISUMI has been incorporating the latest digital technologies into its businesses, based on the idea that it is vital to respond quickly to market and customer changes to achieve "business process reengineering" that transforms existing machine parts procurement processes. Currently, the company is pursuing the "Digital MODEL Shift" growth strategy, which synergizes digital technologies such as IT and AI with the manufacturing capabilities it has cultivated over 60 years. 
meviy, which has reduced the time required to procure custom parts by 90%, has attracted 170,000 users in Japan and overseas over the past five years, and has held the top domestic market share for four consecutive years*. D-JIT (pronounced "deejit"), which aggregates inventory information from over 500 suppliers using the revamped core IT system, can handle eight times the order volume of the previous system and has over 70,000 users. As such, MISUMI's DX is characterized by the use of digital technology to improve the ability to respond to changing manufacturing industries on a global basis.
^{*Techno Systems Research Co., Ltd. "Announcement of the Market Size and Market Trends of Online Mechanical Parts Procurement Services" (February 28, 2024) https://www.t-s-r.co.jp/notice/6085/} 

It makes perfect sense that MISUMI, which strives to both reduce customer workload and provide Reliable, Quick Delivery, would actively embrace digital technology. The “Digital MODEL Shift” strategy, which aims to achieve both short lead times and low-volume, high-mix production is also compelling as it aligns with the company’s business model. In terms of digital talent development, both common and job-specific requirements were identified based on the direction of the DX strategy, which is an appropriate course of action. The company’s business model was also reflected in the way digital technologies were applied, which achieved tangible results.
MISUMI is currently implementing "Digital MODEL Shift" as a corporate strategy to which the entire company is committed in order to realize its Growth Chain-reaction Aspired Management. The company has long been committed to business innovation by leveraging IT and digital technology to improve Customer's Time Value, even before the term DX became popular, and it can be said that many years of such efforts have come to fruition.

MISUMI supplies mechanical components for automation that are in demand in the manufacturing scenes, as well as tools, consumables, and other products to more than 318,000 companies worldwide (as of March 2024). We wear two hats: a manufacturer with manufacturing capabilities and a distributor of branded products from other companies. With this unique business model, supported by a solid business foundation, MISUMI achieves "globally Reliable, Quick Delivery" for greater customer convenience.