Cover Story
In an industry where anticipating future societal and industrial shifts is essential , KITZ Corporation has revised its
Corporate Mission to align its core business offerings with emerging customer requirements . Here , Mr . Makoto Kohno ,
CEO , and
Mr . Yasunori Sugita , Senior Executive Officer , Industrial
Business Unit , take the time to explain their new developments .
By Kiyo Ichikawa , Valve World
KITZ on track to ‘ Change the Flow ’
Valve World ’ s interview with KITZ couldn ’ t have been better timed , coming at the conclusion of KITZ ’ s first medium-term management plan . This plan – and the ones to follow – form part and parcel of KITZ ’ s long-term efforts as it works towards the 2030 long-term management vision to ‘ Change the Flow ’ [ see box ]. Achieving this vision requires quite some changes within the KITZ organisation , but the intention can be readily explained , states CEO Mr Kohno . “ Simply put , we foresee an emerging need to align ourselves ever-closer to our customers . The world is changing , and KITZ intends to lead that change .”
New business units
Historically , KITZ ’ s sales and production departments have been organised by function . However , as part of the company ’ s 2030 vision , a system based on business units ( hereinafter
BU ) has just been implemented . The main pillars are the Building Facilities and Machinery Equipment BU , the Industrial BU , and the Semiconductor BU . Mr Kohno comments : “ Building facilities , machinery equipment and petrochemicals have long been our core businesses . In addition , we are launching businesses in areas such as water treatment , fine chemicals and hydrogen and clean energy . Whilst steadily expanding our core markets , we will also be allocating resources to additional areas with good growth potential . This will require a full-scale organisational reform . Each unit will then benefit from a deeper focus and narrower scope of coverage , enabling far-reaching market penetration , a quicker response to customers and the ability to deliver comprehensive solutions .” As part of its growth investments , KITZ completed construction of a new plant in Vietnam in
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