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Healthcare/
Medical Services
High-sensitivity sensors for
initial diagnosis in healthcare Sensing Compound
Semiconductor
Robotics Workload-reducing robots Mechatronics Movie/Picture
Processing
Smart Home/Mobility/
Office
Information services utilizing Sharp
products (power saving, observation, etc.)
Energy
Conversion
Device Connection/
Communication
Safety and Security of
Food/Water/Air
Plant factories and environmental sensors
to support safe and secure lifestyles
Clean
Technology Light Control
Education Tablet terminals and BIG PAD to promote
IT solutions in the education field Display User
Interface
Foods
Chemicals
Automotive Parts
DIY
Home Facilities
Medical
Equipment
Communication
Infrastructure
Transportation
Real Estate
University/Hospital
Partners/CollaboratorsMain Applied Technologies
Immediate Targets
…
Sharp’s greatest strengths are its “rigorous customer-oriented approach” and its “advanced technological ca-
pabilities.” Through our steadfast commitment to “refining technology with customers first,” we will deliver
new values and joy to our customers and clients. In implementing the Medium-Term Management Plan, all of
us at Sharp will unite and direct all efforts towards implementing various reforms.
For
Recovery
and
Growth
Continuing to Deliver New Values and Joy to People around the World
Refine Technology with Customers First
Technology to Customers
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Medium-Term Management Plan for Fiscal 2013-2015: For Recovery and Growth
For Sustainable
Growth
Sharp will work on new business creation and
organization/governance Innovation.
Creating new businesses
On April 1st, 2013, Sharp implemented a group-wide organiza-
tional reform and launched a series of new initiatives. Specifi-
cally, in our business divisions we established two entities—the
Product Business Group and the Device Business Group—to cre-
ate a one-stop management structure that addresses customer
needs, from product planning and development to sales and
services. In this way, we will strive to expedite our responses to
customer needs and improve operating efficiency.
Organization/governance innovation
At headquarters, meanwhile, we are working to realize a small
and strong headquarters. To this end, we unified the five existing
functional groups—covering such areas as management strategy,
accounting, and personnel—under one entity, called the Corporate
Management Group, to expedite decision-making and improve ad-
ministrative efficiency. Under that umbrella, we also established the
Structural Reform Group to promote group-wide structural reforms
and strengthen business execution capabilities.
Sharp possesses a large number of highly competitive techno-
logical assets, including IGZO, Plasmacluster Ion, and advanced
sensing technologies. By unleashing synergies between these as-
sets and our customer-oriented product planning and develop-
ment capabilities amassed in the consumer electronics field—as
well as with the sales channels and technologies of our alliance
partners—we will work to create new business areas. We have
identified five areas of focus: healthcare/medical services, ro-
botics, smart home/mobility/office, safety and security of food/
water/air, and education. In these areas, we will establish new
businesses and expand sales, and expedite efforts aimed at
achieving sustainable growth over the long term.