2023-08-04 03:58:28
Japan Michelin Tire continues to evolve with the aim of “From Gunma to the world”
On August 3, Japan Michelin Tire announced that it had completed registration on August 1 regarding the relocation of its head office to Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, which had been underway since December 2021, and announced new initiatives in the future. bottom.
Mr. Hajime Sudo, President of Michelin Tire Japan, said, “We have taken steps one step at a time to realize exciting value creation from Gunma, but we look forward to growing with more companies in Gunma Prefecture. I’m full of hearts,” he said.
Mr. Hajime Sudo, President and CEO of Japan Michelin Tire Co., Ltd.He revealed that he moved himself along with the relocation of the head office and moved his resident card to Gunma prefecture.
In addition, the number of companies participating in the metal additive manufacturing “Michelin AM Atelier”, which has been in operation since April 2022, and GAM (General Incorporated Association Gunma Additive Manufacturing Platform), which promotes the technology, is increasing, and internships with Gunma University. Human resources exchanges such as acceptance of students and visiting lectures have become popular, and President Sudo expressed his gratitude again, saying, “Since moving to Gunma Prefecture, we have connected with various companies and people and have received support.”
Metal additive manufacturing has been used in France, the home country of Michelin, since the early 2000s.
In addition, in order to solve the “2024 problem” in the logistics industry, where there is concern that 30% of all logistics will not be able to be delivered in 2024 due to a shortage of drivers and transportation capacity, Mimatsu Transportation in Gunma Prefecture and vehicles In collaboration with Docomap Japan, which realizes dynamic operation management, and Gunma University, it announced that “Gunma’s Transportation Digital Innovation” started on August 1st. This is an industry-government-academia collaboration project that is targeted for Gunma Prefecture’s “Digital Innovation Acceleration Subsidy” in 2023, and is a project that aims to be an environmentally friendly transportation business that is chosen by shippers.
Gunma Transportation Digital Innovation Participating Companies Gunma Transportation Digital Innovation Overview
Michelin’s vision is to make people, planet and profit sustainable
Regarding the relocation of the head office, President Sudo said, “In line with Michelin’s philosophy of making everything sustainable, including people, the earth, and profits, we have decided to reduce the number of days that employees come to the office in order to improve employee autonomy and productivity. We have also started a new initiative where decisions are made through consultations with and managers.”
Michelin’s vision is ‘Everything sustainable’
He went on to say, “This is Michelin’s innovative attempt to maximize work while enjoying life. Rather than having the company give instructions on how many days to come to work, instead of making rules, employees will think for themselves and work autonomously with their managers. It is also a process that comes with a sense of responsibility to decide how to work freely.” Also, in order to realize this, various welfare programs such as shuttle bus service from Tokyo and special working hours are applied.
New measures that Japan Michelin Tire is working on
In addition, we are promoting the acceptance of students as interns from universities in Japan, including Gunma Prefecture, and the unique French higher education institution “Grandes Ecoles” for training highly specialized professionals in France, where Michelin is headquartered. “As part of our contribution to the community and the development of the next generation, we will actively promote volunteer activities such as learning support for local children and dispatching teachers to schools,” said President Sudo.
Aiming to create a business that spreads information from Gunma to the world through industry-government-academia collaboration
The governor of Gunma Prefecture, the mayor of Maebashi, the mayor of Ota, and the president of Gunma University rushed to the event to announce the completion of the head office relocation.
Ichita Yamamoto, Governor of Gunma Prefecture, said, “The relocation of Japan Michelin Tire’s headquarters to Gunma Prefecture has had a considerable impact, and it has become a selling point when explaining the momentum of Gunma Prefecture. We are also focusing on digital innovation such as the 2024 problem, the realization of carbon neutrality, and the efficiency of transportation, and we are also pulling together industry-government-academia collaboration.In addition, we are also focusing on human resource development programs. They have contributed tremendously to the sophistication and development of the economy.We would like to work together as a prefecture to create a win-win relationship.”
Ichita Yamamoto, Governor of Gunma Prefecture.He rushed out of his hometown Kusatsu Onsen’s “Onsen Thanksgiving”
Next, Maebashi Mayor Ryu Yamamoto recalled the first time he saw a 3D metal printer in France, where Michelin Tire’s head office is located. You can create a shape in a place that doesn’t exist.It’s like a ‘god’.I’m really grateful that such an amazing facility can be built in Gunma.And I’m excited to start various things.” Stated.
Ryu Yamamoto, Mayor of Maebashi City. Mayor of Maebashi since 2012
The mayor of Ota City, Seigi Shimizu, said, “Of course I knew the name of Michelin, and I knew that they were making tires, but one day President Sudo appeared and said that he wanted to move the head office to Ota City. I was very surprised when I was told that.Also, I was allowed to see a 3D metal printer, and I thought that in the past, molds were made by cutting, but if we change our way of thinking, the world might change. The mold shop also said, Ota City has various technological capabilities, mainly in the automobile industry, but with the arrival of Nihon Michelin Tires this time, I think the industry in Ota City will change. Also, when I was allowed to join a Michelin laboratory a long time ago, there were many foreign staff, so I felt that we needed to train more people who could use English, which led to the establishment of the Gunma International Academy. ” and looked back on the past contact with Michelin.
Seiyoshi Shimizu, Mayor of Ota City.He also serves as the director of Ota Kokusai Gakuen, an educational corporation that runs the Gunma International Academy.
Yasuki Ishizaki, the president of Gunma University, who is already actively engaged in personnel exchanges with Japan Michelin Tire, said, “Currently, the government is promoting various policies, and cyberspace (virtual space) and physical space (real space) are being advanced. One of these is the conversion to a new real society, “Society 5.0,” which is said to contribute to economic development and the resolution of social issues through integrated systems. We are working with Michelin Tire Japan on a number of initiatives to accelerate digital innovation, and we hope that this will lead to the discovery of new knowledge, industrial revitalization, and the resolution of social issues. In addition, in the Glocal Hatara Class Gunma (GHKG) project, with the support of Japan Michelin Tire in the areas of career education, communication education, and medium- to long-term internships, efforts are being made from all over the country to develop the careers of foreign students and establish themselves in the region. In addition to attracting attention, it has also become a Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-authorized program,” he said, explaining how important industry-government-academia collaboration is.
Yasuki Ishizaki, President of Gunma University.In order to connect Gunma and the world, he is working on various measures such as the “Glocal Hatara Class Gunma (GHKG) Project” for living and working in Gunma.
Hiroko Suzuki, president of Kyowa Sangyo and representative director of GAM (Gunma Additive Manufacturing Platform), said, “Gunma Prefecture is home to a wide range of small and medium-sized enterprises, centered on the automobile industry, and is undergoing a major transformation through digital innovation. Among them, GAM has already started activities, but in fact, it started in the fall of 2019 as a result of exchanges in cultural projects, and even during the corona crisis, we held online meetings for 4 hours every week. It started in July 2017.Although Michelin is a tire manufacturer, it is a company with innovative ideas such as creating a restaurant guidebook, and I have been greatly influenced by its spirit.I will continue to do digital innovation in the future. will accelerate,” he said, explaining that the presence of Michelin is beginning to change Gunma Prefecture as a whole.
Gunma Additive Manufacturing Platform Representative Director (Kyowa Sangyo President) Hiroko Suzuki
In addition, Mr. Akiyo Aikawa, Director of the Gunma Prefecture Economy, Trade and Industry Department, who participated in the presentation, said from President Sudo, “What kind of future is Gunma Prefecture drawing with industry-government-private collaboration projects such as Gunma’s transportation digital innovation?” In response to the question, “The digital innovation acceleration subsidy is a measure created in 2022, and this is a new value and high value-added industry by multiplying the power of digitalization with the logistics industry, which Gunma Prefecture is good at. In this project, I believe that we will be able to use the power of digital technology to improve efficiency, optimization, and labor saving, focusing on tire management, which was previously handled by people in the transportation industry. I expect that this will lead not only to the chronic labor shortage and the 2024 problem, but also to innovation in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, and the world.”
The Michelin Man (Bibendum) and Gunma-chan also came to celebrate the presentation of Mr. Akiyo Aikawa, Director of the Gunma Prefecture Economy, Trade and Industry Department.
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