ROUTE06 Research Team
ROUTE06 provides enterprise software services and professional services to assist leading companies in their digital transformation and digital startups. We have assembled a research team of internal and external experts and researchers to analyze trends in digital technologies and services, discuss organizational transformation and systems, and interview experts to provide information based on our findings.
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Scent Designer Megumi Fukatsu: Creating Fragrances that Embody a Company's Essence
What does it mean to design a brand or space with fragrance, what is the process of creating it, and what does fragrance bring to people? We asked Fukatsu about the story of how she made fragrance her career.
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Advancing Self-Medication and Optimizing Healthcare Costs Through Receipt Data and E-commerce: An Interview with Yoshiki Hirai of White Healthcare
In April 2023, White Healthcare re-launched "Your Medicine Box," an e-commerce platform for over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and regular medicines. Your Medicine Box" is an e-commerce site that supports members' health and self-medication by offering over-the-counter (OTC) medicines individually suited to members' needs while utilizing receipt data. In this interview, we spoke with Yoshiki Hirai about the background of providing "Your Medicine Box" and its aims.
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Accelerating Digital Transformation in Large Enterprises through a Long-Term Perspective: Insights from JAFCO Group's Shozo Isaka
In this installment of our series on the transformation of major corporations from a VC's perspective, we explore what is essential for corporate transformation, including digital transformation (DX). In this fourth installment, we interview Mr. Shozo Isaka, a Partner at JAFCO Group. Mr. Isaka emphasizes the importance of a long-term perspective. We will discuss key points for advancing DX in large companies and considerations for startups collaborating with them, based on Mr. Isaka's insights.
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Nissan and Shiseido's Reformer: Lessons from the ‘Professional Manager’ for Young Leaders — Insights from Mitsuru Kameyama
Mitsuru Kameyama worked on global projects at Nissan Motor (hereafter Nissan) during the period of change led by Carlos Ghosn, and together with Masahiko Uotani, known as a professional manager, he transformed Shiseido into a global company capable of speedy decision making. He also spearheaded digital transformation (DX) at Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, a major manufacturing firm with a long history, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mitsuru Kameyama, Senior Executive Advisor at Gloving and President of Conepositive, has supported numerous essential reforms in Japan's leading enterprise companies from an IT perspective.
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Commitment to Excellence: Tackling New Business Ventures and Product Development with Takuto Seita of Mitsubishi Corporation
In the midstream segment of the materials supply chain, including the steel industry, numerous distribution trading companies and wholesalers act as intermediaries between buyers and suppliers, facilitating transactions flexibly. Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has introduced PaSS-Portal, a digital platform for quotations and order placement, designed to manage the complex transaction variations typical of these distribution businesses, including irregular operations like changes and modifications to transaction terms.
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Beyond Short-Term Revenue: How SaaS Drives Lifetime Value and Transformation in Large Enterprises | Hiro Maeda, ALL STAR SAAS FUND
This series explores what is necessary for the transformation of major companies, including digital transformation (DX), from the perspective of a venture capital (VC) partner. In this third installment, we interview Hiro Maeda, Managing Partner of ALL STAR SAAS FUND, a VC firm specializing in SaaS. According to Maeda, SaaS acts as a catalyst for change. We delve into the role SaaS plays in the transformation of large enterprises and discuss key considerations when collaborating with startups, examining Maeda's theories on corporate transformation.
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Transformation Insights from Southeast Asia’s "Digital Pioneer": A Call for Leadership Commitment | Soichi Tajima, Genesia Ventures
As digital technology breaks down industry barriers, major companies that have long driven the Japanese economy must transform to create new business opportunities and economic value.
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What Large Enterprises Need for Transformation: "Leadership Capital" | Tomoko Namba of Delight Ventures
As digital technology continues to lower the barriers between industries, the businesses and organizations of the major companies that have driven the Japanese economy must transform to create new business opportunities and economic value.