OREANDA-NEWS. May 10, 2012. Fujitsu today announced the establishment of a "manufacturing innovation team" concept designed to strengthen the manufacturing industry in Japan by delivering new value to customers. Based on this, Fujitsu will offer services to customers that leverage the know-how, tools and human resources the company has nurtured over many years in manufacturing such products as the K computer(1) as well as a variety of servers, PCs and smartphones.

Services to be offered based on this concept will include "Manufacturing Expert Services" from veterans of the manufacturing front lines, a comprehensive "Manufacturing Toolset," consisting of on-site ICT solutions and production equipment, and "Manufacturing Outsourcing Services," in which Fujitsu will offer sophisticated, specialized outsourcing services and BPO services for operations that are common across the manufacturing industry. These services will be gradually rolled out starting in October 2012.

Fujitsu's new program utilizes ICT to connect all aspects of customers' manufacturing operations, supporting manufacturing innovation on the part of customers to shorten product development lead times and raise productivity. This will be done by leveraging such cutting-edge technologies as digital mock-ups, flexible manufacturing techniques (standardization and automation), and production monitoring, and by flexible development and manufacturing processes that utilize product development and manufacturing sites around the world.