Slide 1: Canon Inc. Corporate Strategy Conference 2017
Canon Inc. Corporate Strategy Conference 2017 March 6, 2017 Fujio Mitarai, Chairman & CEO Canon
Slide 2: Phase V of the Excellent Global Corporation Plan and 2016 review
Last year, we embarked on a new 5-year initiative, Phase V of the Excellent Global Corporation Plan. This 5-year plan is based on a basic policy of “embracing the challenge of new growth through a grand strategic transformation,” and under it, we are working to carry out fundamental reforms ahead of
Slide 3: Solid results in new businesses
In addition to this kind of development in existing businesses, we are also delivering solid results in new businesses. For example, in commercial printing, we worked to enhance our lineup, and started full-fledged sales of a high-speed cut sheet inkjet printer based on Océ technology In the area of
Slide 4: Driving the four new businesses in the second year
Against this backdrop, in the second year of our 5-year plan, we will do our utmost to fully drive the four engines we assembled last year to strengthen and grow new businesses. At the same time, we will further promote the grand strategic transformation by accelerating reforms and working to thorou
Slide 5: Commercial printing: shift from offset to digital
The first one of the four new businesses that will drive our growth is commercial printing. In this market, digital commercial printing equipment, which have advantages in printing a wide variety of easily customized short-run jobs, are starting to replace offset printers, which are based on the pre
Slide 6: Network cameras in the IoT era
Next, Network cameras. In the IoT era, various devices are being connected to networks. One good example is network cameras. The network camera market continues to grow at a yearly rate of above 10%. The use of network camera application is not limited to the monitoring of towns, airports, and board
Slide 7: Network camera applications and imaging solutions
Last year, in preparation for a future international event that will be held in Japan, Canon, at its headquarters, hosted anti-terror exercises led by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Our products were used in the process to find suspicious objects in darkness. And our technological capabil
Slide 8: Industrial equipment: Tokki OLED production equipment
Next, Industrial Equipment, our third new business. Up until now, Canon has been acquiring companies, for instance, Tokki, Anelva, and Machinery, to advance initiatives in such areas as automated production and the in-house production of manufacturing equipment. These companies, however, are also st
Slide 9: Semiconductor lithography and nanoimprint technology
Furthermore, due to IoT expansion, demand for semiconductor devices is increasing, and we are seeing a broadening in the way they are being used. Under this scenario, in addition to i-line and KrF lithography equipment where we already hold an advantage, we are taking steps to establish nanoimprint
Slide 10: Healthcare as the fourth new business
The fourth new business is healthcare. From a mid- to long-term perspective, one potential driver of global economy growth is population expansion. We are seeing explosive growth in the world’s population and with this, the market for safety and security is certain to grow. As long as there are peop
Slide 11: Growing the healthcare business with TMSC
In order to significantly grow this nascent healthcare business, in the diagnostic imaging equipment market, we must overcome competition coming from leading companies in Europe and the U.S. And to accomplish this, the Canon Group will do its utmost to ensure that necessary management resources are
Slide 12: Strengthening existing businesses
So far, strengthen and grow new businesses was the topic. In order to carry out the grand strategic transformation, however, we need to continuously generate profit. And to do this, we need to thoroughly bolster existing businesses. As for core businesses like cameras and laser printers, due to mark
Slide 13: Reducing production cost through automation
Another measure is to thoroughly reduce production cost. Here, through our manufacturing capabilities, we bring together development, procurement, production engineering, and actual production sites, which work together as one for this common goal. For this, we will work to drastically raise the lev
Slide 14: Outlook toward 2020 and closing remarks
Last year, we reported lower sales and profits, mainly due to the rapid appreciation of the yen. In many businesses, even in existing ones, however, our products still capture top market share. From this perspective, we believe the competitiveness of our products has not waned in any way. Last year,
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