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　(Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Osamu Hata) held the annual meeting of the User Committee (UC), a user group composed of Work Applications Group (WAP) user companies, online on September 28, 2012. The meeting was held online on September 28.

　This year's meeting, the 26th, featured a speech by Nankai System Solutions, Inc. on behalf of the UC Executive Committee, a presentation by Meiji Corporation, which upgraded its accounting system to the "HUE AC Series" in April, and a presentation by the Group Wear Warehouse Management Company, which is a member of the UC. Ltd. who upgraded their accounting system to "HUE AC Series" in April this year, and Asahi Koyo Corporation who updated their groupware "ArielAirOne" to the latest version.

WAP products are based on the concepts of "no customization," "free version upgrades," and "high business compatibility (comprehensiveness). Because all user companies use the same product with no customization, we believe that the exchange of users will provide know-how that can be effectively utilized in the operation of each company's system.

In addition to sharing know-how, UC also allows us to build relationships with a wide range of user companies in other industries that use the same products, leading to the creation of business opportunities such as collaboration and cooperation. Nankai System Solutions, Inc. said in their greeting at the regular meeting that "the connections among users we have made through our UC activities to date are an asset. Requests from user companies received through UC are also utilized in the development of WAP products, leading to improved business coverage and convenience through the addition of functions based on customer feedback.

Currently, the UC holds not only regular annual meetings, but also subcommittee meetings and study sessions by product, theme, and industry, as well as regular explanatory meetings on functions to promote the use of the products. In addition, regular meetings will be held twice a year, with the next meeting scheduled for next spring. WAP will continue to promote information exchange among user companies.

User Lectures to Present Real-Life Case

StudiesWAP products have been installed in approximately 2,200 companies (320 corporate groups), mainly major corporations. Among them, this regular meeting featured lectures by Meiji Corporation on a large-scale project to reform accounting operations and by Asahi Koyo Corporation on practical examples of business efficiency improvement using custom groupware applications.

◆Meiji Corporation (Product used:
HUE AC Series )Transformation of accounting operations!
Achieving digitalization and a completely paperless work environment for greater operational efficiency and diverse work styles
Meiji Co., Ltd. realized a reduction of 540,000 sheets of paper and 2,400 hours of filing work per year by upgrading to HUE AC series. The presentation will provide an overview of the project, including their goals for their accounting department and how they achieved them by using HUE and other peripheral systems.

(From left to right) Mr. Kawai, Mr. Mochizuki, Mr. Koga, WAP Fujiwara

◆Asahi Koyo Corporation (Product used: ArielAirOne )
Effective use of custom applications!
Improving operational efficiency in the Information Systems Department

Since 2014, when they migrated from Notes to Ariel, Asahi Koyo Corporation has continued to utilize Ariel and has realized various operational efficiency improvements. The company has continued to use Ariel since 2014, and has achieved various operational efficiencies. The company gave a presentation on the custom applications they have developed in-house, and the upgrade to ArielAirOne Ver. 12 to coexist with Mictosoft365.

(From left to right) Mr. Tabata, Mr. Akiyama, and Mr. Fujiwara from Asahi Koyo

Corporation3. Development Policy of WAP Products Aimed at Promoting DX in JapanIn

addition to a greeting from the representative director from WAP, the executive officers in charge of "HUE" and "ArielAirOne" products made presentations on their future development policy.
◆The Future of ERP with an eye on
Digitalization
(Shogo Ishikawa, Executive Officer, ERP Development Division)

Recently, the means of information communication has been changing from paper to PDF and e-mail, and "digitalization" is progressing, but we believe these are in the process of DX. Our goal is to realize an "input-less world" where information is seamlessly connected via networks, eliminating the need for information input. Especially in transactions where information is often missing, we are aiming for a drastic improvement in which operations can be completed simply by processing information in-house based on information received from business partners. Ministries and agencies are also starting to build networks for DX, such as digital invoicing in the invoice area and new ZEDI measures in the settlement area. We will continue to promote true DX as an industry leader by participating in the Digital Invoice Promotion Council as an executive committee member, developing input-less products, and providing Datagate, which aggregates information from HUE and other accounting and non-accounting domains and utilizes the data.


◆Ariel Business Initiatives to Date and Strategy for the Current Fiscal Year (Yusuke Ikegame, Executive Officer, Ariel Business Division)

"ArielAirOne" Ver. 12, released in June 2022, is a platform that enhances the value of customer experience through seamless integration with other companies' services. In June 2022, we released "ArielAirOne" Ver. 12, which seamlessly integrates with third-party services to realize a platform that enhances the value of the customer experience.

In addition, in order to reflect customer feedback in our products, we are increasing touch points with user companies by conducting customer satisfaction surveys and holding subcommittee meetings to strengthen information dissemination and understand their needs. As an example, based on the results of the FY2022 customer satisfaction survey, we have identified eight priority themes, including operability, design, and speed of customer support response. This year, we intend to enhance and improve functions based on these themes.

Since its establishment in 1996, Works Applications Group has been providing Products / Services mainly to major Japanese companies as a packaged software company of business applications originating from Japan. Based on the corporate philosophy of changing the concept of "work," making work more creative, increasing corporate productivity, and expanding corporate value, Works Applications Group aims for further development as a solution provider centered on ERP to become a partner in promoting DX for small, medium, and start-up companies in addition to major corporations. We will continue to expand our business.

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