Panasonic Announces Opening of its Refrigeration Compressor Business Unit in Singapore
Panasonic Corporation today announced the opening of the Refrigeration Compressor Business Unit( RCBU) in Singapore. Relocated from Kusatsu City, Shiga, Japan to the heart of Asia, the RCBU’ s move serves to more effectively meet growing customer demands in the Asian markets as well as to build a locally-based management structure for real-time decision making.
The relocated RCBU headquarters will be situated within Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore( PAPRDSG). This newly established RCBU headquarters will bring together other business functions in R & D( technical expertise and intellectual property), Sales and Marketing, Human Resource, Accounting, Corporate Planning, Business Management, Manufacturing Innovation, Quality Innovation, and Procurement.
For instance, development functions for mass production, which are mostly handled in Japan, will also be shifted to Singapore. Furthermore, PAPRDSG’ s manufacturing functions will be integrated with the headquarters functions as the RC Manufacturing Center to further increase efficiency and to engage in new manufacturing utilizing the Internet of Things.
The robust infrastructure and conducive business environment in Singapore enable Panasonic to tap on and build a pool of local talent. To support its transformation into a SMART factory, Panasonic is committed to working with Singaporeans to increase their skillsets and build deep capabilities. For Singaporean talents, the presence of the RCBU Global R & D Centre in Singapore presents unique opportunities to take up leadership roles and drive innovative change in the region.
Advancing manufacturing processes with end-to-end R & D capabilities
From new product development to technology research, RCBU possesses end-to-end R & D capabilities aimed at developing high performance, cost competitive and environmentally-friendly products that meet customers’ needs. With a robust manufacturing capacity, RCBU will cater to all the manufacturing sites in Asia, namely Singapore, Malaysia, China and Japan. As the global R & D Centre, RCBU is also responsible for providing global product design, development and engineering administrative support for these markets by combining its expertise with Panasonic engineering branches in China and Japan.
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