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New Business
Articles, news, and other case studies related to new businesses, from major companies to start-ups, are introduced here. The creation of new businesses has become an important management issue year after year, especially for major companies, and various efforts are being made to provide new services using digital technology and to digitalize processes from procurement, manufacturing, to sales support. New business launch schemes are diversifying, including the formation of new business project teams within existing business divisions, the establishment of new business divisions, internal ventures and subsidiaries, joint ventures with multiple companies, and other open innovation-type business and capital alliances, and the mechanisms for innovation and personnel and organizational design are also being actively discussed. The design of innovation mechanisms, human resources, and organizations have also become the subject of active discussion.
![History of Regulations and Japanese Companies' Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [Part 1]](/images/insights/60/nextImageExportOptimizer/cover-opt-3840.WEBP)
Research
History of Regulations and Japanese Companies' Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [Part 1]
In New Logistics Markets Expanding by 'Cold' (Part I), we looked at examples from Africa to see how cold chain construction has enriched and made safer the lives of people living there. In this second part, we will look at the state of the cold chain in Asia.
Research
The Cold Chain Revolution: Expanding Logistics Markets (Part 2)
In "Cold" Expanding New Logistics Markets (Part 1), we looked at the case of Africa to see how the cold chain has enriched and secured the lives of the people living there. In this second part, we will look at the state of the cold chain in Asia.
Research
The Cold Chain Revolution: Expanding Logistics Markets (Part 1)
While temperature-controlled delivery is commonplace in Japan, the concept of 'cold delivery' is revolutionizing logistics and opening up huge markets globally. However, the situation in the world is different. The emergence of cold chain logistics is revolutionary and is opening up vast new markets. In this article, we will introduce you to the new markets that the cold chain is bringing to Africa, and the technologies that are making it possible.
Research
EDI and its future from a DX perspective
In this article, I would like to explore the definition and history of EDI, and what kind of EDI will be required in the future through the use of EDI at home and abroad.
Research
Logistics DX - AI Applications and Challenges of Advanced Overseas Companies
This article focuses on PLG and how to handle Product Qualified Leads (PQLs), which are key to its growth.
PRESS
ROUTE06 Supports the Launch of White Healthcare's "Your Medicine Box" – Helping Health Insurance Members Embrace Self-Medication with Confidence
ROUTE06(Headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Takafumi Endo) is proud to support the launch of "Your Medicine Box," an OTC and household medicine sales platform for health insurance societies. This platform is operated by White Healthcare Co. (Headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Tagamasa Ikemoto).
Spotlight
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.
Product
Freemium in SaaS: Three Key Strategies
In this article, we will review what freemium means in SaaS, compare it with the similar concept of free trial, and confirm what it means in terms of product strategy.
Product
The Evolution of Pricing in SaaS
This article reviews how businesses and products have evolved with the rise of XaaS and identifies the necessary changes in pricing to support this evolution.
Product
Creating an Environment for Product Evolution: The Hard Factors
In the previous article, we covered the soft aspects, highlighting the importance of shared goals, user focus, and agility. In this article, we will introduce the hard aspects, including the tools that support the soft aspects.
Transformation
Organizational Operating Systems: The Key to Success or Failure in Digital Transformation
Japan's once-thriving AV equipment and mobile internet industries were upended by the arrival of iOS and Android in 2007, completely reshaping the landscape.
Product
Creating an Environment for Product Evolution: The Soft Factors
What kind of environment supports the products that form the basis of your business, and what kind of environment do the product development personnel who drive its operation seek?