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Strategic Management Project Sumitomo Heavy Industries Submitted to: Prof. Veeresh Sharma Submitted by: Somyata Rastogi 15P070

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Strategic Management Project

Sumitomo Heavy Industries

Submitted to: Prof. Veeresh Sharma

Submitted by:

Somyata Rastogi

15P070

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Table of Contents

1. Executive summary

2. Introduction: Company history and product portfolio

3. Part A) External Audit

Market segmentation

Market size and growth prospects

General environment analysis

Industry Analysis – Porter’s 5 force model

Competitors’ Analysis

SWOT analysis

4. Part B) Internal Audit

Mission and values

Core competency

Financial data

Value Chain analysis

5. Part C) Strategic recommendations

6. Conclusion

7. References

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Executive summary

The development gear business sector is relied upon to be driven by developing number of base what's

more, mining exercises on a worldwide level. By virtue of modernization and mechanical headway, the

requirement for development hardware has moved from conventional purposes such as horticulture to more

restrained fields, including railroads and military.Market revenue is about USD 150 Billion currently and

expected to be USD 208.36 Billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 5.1% from 2015 to 2020. Asia Pacific

has a demand or consumption of 53% of the total global produce. This is a significant fact for Sumitomo

Heavy Industries which is headquartered at Tokyo, Japan. During analysis, key market opportunities were

infered as investment in R&D activities, mergers and acquisitions for market expansion. Hitachi

Construction Machinery and Komatsu are some of the industrial players. Critical success factors can be

listed as robust aftermarket services and product development and innovation. With Chinese heavy

equipment firms beginning to expand into foreign markets, competing companies look to better understand

their Chinese rivals in hopes of predicting future strategies and protecting themselves from losses. The more

prepared these companies are for the Chinese, the quicker and easier it will be to adapt to new strategies

and market changes. On the basis of external and internal environment analysis of the company, appropriate

strategic recommendations have been given at the end. It has been made sure that the strategies

recommended are in conjuction with the mission and the values of the company.

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Introduction

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) is an assembling organization that arrangements with the

assembling of modern hardware, programmed weaponry, ships, scaffolds and steel structure, gear for

ecological security, including reusing, power transmission hardware, plastic trim machines, laser preparing

frameworks, molecule quickening agents, material taking care of frameworks, disease demonstrative and

treatment hardware and others. The organization was established on twentieth November, 1888 and was

some time ago there to give hardware repair administrations to the Besshi copper mine. Just about 50 years

after the fact, in 1934, the organization started as Sumitomo Machinery Co., Ltd. to produce hardware for

the steel and transportation businesses in backing of that time of fast financial development. In 1969,

Sumitomo Machinery Co., Ltd. converged with Uraga Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. to make Sumitomo Heavy

Industries, Ltd. The organization keeps on advancing and extend to meet the requests of the new market

outskirts. Today, it is even into assembling of infusion trim machines, laser frameworks, semiconductor

apparatus and fluid gem creation hardware. In 1979, company broadly fabricated the Seawise Giant, the

longest ship ever constructed. [1]

Figure 1) Company Logo

The company is headquartered at Tokyo and currently headed by Shunsuke Betsukawa, who is the President

and the CEO of the company.

Seawise Giant was the longest ship ever built. She possessed the greatest deadweight tonnage ever

recorded. Fully laden, her displacement was 657,019 tonnes (646,642 long tons; 724,239 short tons),

the heaviest ship of any kind, and with a laden draft of 24.6 m (81 ft), she was incapable of navigating

the English Channel, the Suez Canal or the Panama Canal. She was sunk during the Iran–Iraq War, but

was later salvaged and restored to service. She was last used as a floating storage and offloading unit.

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Referred to at first as Izumi-ya, Sumitomo started its operations in the fields of copper refining, exchanging,

and mining. Its Shikoku Besshi Copper Mine initially opened in 1691, and by 1888, mining operations had

sufficiently extended to warrant the presentation of the "shop hones" idea as a strategy for assembling and

repairing gear and devices utilized at the mine. This had denoted the start of the organization. Amid its

course of operation, organization has experienced a few name changes, first with the change to Kikaika (or

"Hardware Division") in 1894, and afterward to Niihama Seisakusho (or "Niihama Works") in 1928. The

organization was built up as a free open company in 1934 under the name of Sumitomo Machinery Co.,

Ltd. In 1940, its name was again changed to Sumitomo Kikai Kogyo Co., Ltd. (then again "Sumitomo

Machinery Industries"). Organization had 18,061 number of Employees as of March 31, 2015.

In 1969, the organization teamed up with Uraga Heavy Industries, Ltd., an organization initially settled as

Uraga Dock Co., Ltd. in 1897 with the support of Takeaki Enomoto. After their merger, the organization,

now working under the name of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., operationalized two vast scale plants,

the Oppama Shipyard (right now known as the Yokosuka Works) and Toyo Works, setting up its

establishments as a substantial commercial ventures organization.

Sumitomo Heavy Industries has dependably strived for mechanical development and applies bleeding edge

innovations wherever conceivable. The organization works in an expansive scope of business regions

extending from assembling gear and base to fields making utilization of the most recent propelled

innovation. Most as of late, the organization's innovative work endeavors have concentrated on fine,

mechatronics, and frameworks advancements and by doing as such it has possessed the capacity to pick up

an a dependable balance in the zones of accuracy control gadgets and key parts. For instance, the

organization has succeeded in creating hardware for the assembling of LCDs and semiconductors and in

addition advanced home machines. This new zone of business is situated to end up the third center

competency for the organization after force transmission hardware and plastics apparatus. [2]

Product Portfolio:

Power Transmission & Control Equipment

Company develops, manufactures, and sells reducers, which are devices for decelerating the turning speed

of motors to an optimum rate, while increasing the torque. Main products are Cyclo Drives Speed Reducer,

Compact Gear Motors, and Speed Reducer for Precision Control and Large-Sized Gearboxes.

Plastics Machinery

Company develops, manufactures, and sells injection molding machines that are used to create plastic

products. The products are made by pouring melted plastic into a die. Injection molding machines are used

to create the majority of the plastic products in our daily lives, such as CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs, as

well as PET bottles, components for mobile phones and computers, and medical devices. Main products

Injection Molding Machines and Transfer Molding Press Machines.

Industrial Equipment

Company creates products through the application of technologies for accelerating electrons. Examples

include proton cancer treatment systems, which remove targeted cancer lesions, or medication supply

systems for positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging diagnosis, which has proven effective for the

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early detection of cancers. In addition, the business unit makes products that contribute to society in the

areas of health care and energy, such as equipment for the manufacturing of solar cells. Main products are

Cyclotrons for PET, PET Tracer Production System and Proton Therapy Systems.

Mechatronics Equipment

A business unit of the SHI Group also develops, manufactures, and sells precision positioning stages, laser

beam machines, and molding equipment, which are used in the manufacturing of semiconductors and liquid

crystal panels, as well as drives and control systems for various systems.

Ship & Marine

More than 1,300 ships have been built since the inauguration of the business. In recent years this business

unit of the SHI Group has specialized in mid-size tankers, building ships with high added value that require

sophisticated technological capabilities.

Steel Structure & Process Equipment Div.

Company also handles reaction containers used in oil refinery facilities, as well as agitating vessels used,

for example, in the chemical industry. One type of reaction container, the coke drum, extracts light oil from

heavy oil, contributing to the effective use of petroleum resources. [7]

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Part A) External Audit

Sumitomo heavy industries lies in the heavy industrial equipment industry. Major proportion of this

industry is the heavy construction industry which has substantial Construction Equipment Market by sort

(Earthmoving, Material Handling, Heavy Construction Vehicles), Application (Excavation and destruction,

Heavy Lifting, Material Handling and Others), Industry (Infrastructure, Construction and Others) - Forecast

to 2020 is quite favorable.

Market segmentation

(Heavy construction and industrial equipment are a major proportion of the product portfolio of

Sumitomo Heavy industries)

The construction equipment market can be segmented into two levels. For the first level, market can be

split by products, which include earth moving machinery, material handling machinery, concrete and road

construction equipment and others. North America regional construction equipment market includes the

U.S., Canada and Mexico. Europe regional construction equipment market includes European Union, CIS

and other non-member states. Asia Pacific regional construction equipment market includes Japan, China,

India, Taiwan, Korea, and Australia. RoW construction equipment market includes South America, Middle

East and Africa.

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Market Size and Growth Prospects

The monetary development and expanded spending on infrastructural exercises has had enormous influence

in giving the important help to the worldwide substantial development gear industry. The worldwide

substantial development gear industry is anticipated to develop at a CAGR of 6.80% from 2015 to 2020.

The earthmoving gear is the quickest developing fragment in the substantial development hardware market

over the globe.

Although Sumitomo deals in great deal of business but overall the driving players of the business sector,

for example, Caterpillar Inc. (U.S.), CNH Global N.V. (The Netherlands), Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.,

Ltd. (South Korea), Volvo Construction Equipment AB (Sweden) have been profiled to give an

understanding of the aggressive situation in the overwhelming market. Mergers and acquisitions have been

the key methodologies received by driving organizations to suit the quick changing innovations in the

application territories and to build their piece of the overall industry. Organizations have likewise received

vital extensions and ventures to connect the current holes in their item offerings, end market prerequisites,

and land limitations. These procedures have been received by driving organizations to guarantee

maintenance of extensive piece of the pie inside of the corner overwhelming development gear market. [4]

General Environment analysis –

Political & Legal -

Government arrangements around tax breaks for base endeavors have supported use in creating

nations, for example, India.

Stringent safety and emission regulations for curbing emission of gases like carbon dioxide, nitrous

oxide and methane

Regulations enforced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and European Union to restrict

the pollution levels and greenhouse effect

Asia Pacific

construction

equipment

market, by

product, 2012-

2020, (USD

Billion)

Past &

projected data

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Technological-

Continued development for advanced construction equipment that is energy efficient and requires

lower maintenance

Growing replacement of traditional mechanical and hydraulic systems with enhanced machinery

for lowering operating expenditure

Technological advancement allows failure monitoring of equipment with the help of computers

Social-

Japan has low levels of individualistic ideologies maintaining a collective mental stance resulting

from the past industrial regime

Culturally the Japanese are committed to groups including, but not limited to; family, extended

family and extended relationships.

In collectivist cultures, loyalty is dominant. This is reflected in Japan’s ability to foster strong

relationships where everyone assumes responsibility for members of their group.

Demographics-

Asia Pacific development equipment market represented more than half of the general income in

2015. China constituted the biggest offer of the Asia Pacific business sector with more than 80%

of offer in 2015, trailed by Japan, Australia, Indonesia, and South Korea.

Developing spotlight on base and expanding motorization of assembling procedures are the key

components driving the business sector. Expanded infiltration of Chinese development apparatus

into the premium items market has tested existing makers, for example, Komatsu and Caterpillar.

Worldwide subsidence hampered the commercial enterprises, especially in Europe and North

America.

Environment-

Construction equipment produce harmful gases like carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide, which

adversely affects the environment

There exist stringent policies by environmental agencies and regulatory authorities for ensuring

environment protection

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Industry Analysis – Porter’s 5 force model

Threat of new entrants: There is a low danger of new contestants in the business as a result of the high

capital required to build up another firm that creates substantial gear. Little organizations could enter the

business and give substantial apparatus through little scale creation. Be that as it may, these little new

contestants have negligible impact on firms like Sumitomo Heavy Industries.

Industry Rivalry: Sumitomo confronts high rivalry in the business. In heavy equipment producing, there

are huge contenders from nations such as China and the Netherlands. These contenders are likewise

significant players in the worldwide business sector. They have building ability practically identical to that

of Sumitomo. In money related administrations, rivalry is significantly higher. There are some little,

medium and substantial money related administration organizations that straightforwardly rival firms like

Sumitomo.

Threat of substitutes: The risk of substitution is low. Heavy construction equipment developed and

produced by Sumitomo are hard to substitute by any ordinary competitor’s product. Be that as it may, the

present pattern is toward motorization and mechanization. Along these lines, clients are unrealistic to move

far from utilizing overwhelming hardware like those from Sumitomo.

Industrial Rivalry:

High

Threat of new Entrants: Low

Bargaining power of buyers:

Moderate

Threat of substitues:

Low

Bargaining power of

suppliers: low

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Bargaining power of buyers: Sumitomo's purchasers incorporate gatherings and associations. For

instance, development firms and government offices buy substantial machines from firms like Sumitomo.

The haggling force of purchasers is low in light of constrained choices. Just a couple real organizations

offer items with high caliber and toughness contrasted with those of Sumitomo.

Bargaining power of suppliers: Sumitomo's suppliers are organizations that give crude materials and parts

to its items. Long term relationships are of essence in Japan. The supplier-buyer relationship is a product

of a long period of interaction based on mutual trust. Sumitomo has been successful in maintaining good

relations with all of its suppliers. Hence, the haggling force of suppliers is low.

Competitors’ Analysis

Though the portfolio of Sumitomo heavy industries is huge but still we will focus on construction and other

heavy equipment proportion of their product portfolio as they contribute in highest amount to sales in terms

of revenue and volume. Heavy equipment industry includes major players like Doosan, Hitachi, Volvo,

Komatsu, John Deere, and Caterpillar. Merchants in North America and Europe intend to meet discharge

regulations put forward by administrative bodies and expect to lower creation cost by expanding interest in

R&D exercises for reinforcing their circulation system to guarantee worldwide vicinity. Huge scale

foundation advancement, venture speculations, development, and vital organizations together stay to be the

key development methodologies.

In the worldwide heavy equipment industry all in all, one vital gathering is described by expansive product

offerings, universal generation offices, broad conveyance and administration, and considerable Research

and Development focuses. Another gathering comprises of authority makers who are concentrating on very

particular product offerings and specific conveyance. Another gathering comprises of ease producers who

concentrate on minimal effort items (i.e. reasonable, disposable, plastic health equipment units) that greater

makers don't try creating. Yet another gathering is a piece of the in reverse reconciliation of producers

which only few competitors follow along with Sumitomo.

Few players’ strategies have been listed below:

1. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd

Vision: Create richer lives and a better society

Mission: Identify the needs of society, set and achieve goals

Value: Trusted by customers & society, responsible for actions

2. Caterpillar Inc.

Vision: Create a world in which all people’s basic needs – such as shelter, clean water, sanitation, food and

reliable power – are fulfilled in an environmentally sustainable way and a company that improves the

quality of the environment and the communities where they live and work.

Mission: To enable economic growth through infrastructure and energy development, and to provide

solutions that support communities and protect the planet.

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Strategy: To provide work environments, products, services and solutions that make productive and

efficient use of resources as they strive to achieve their vision.

3. Komatsu Ltd.

Vision: To become indispensable to their Customers. They can achieve this by always being driven by our

customer's success where every customer contact is an opportunity to enhance their brand value.

Mission: Engage their employees to progressively earn the trust of their customers and sustainably grow

the business for their shareholders.

SWOT analysis:

Strengths: Sumitomo's qualities incorporate its solid image picture, extensive scale resources, and its

worldwide name in global arena, when it developed the longest ship in the world named Seawise Giant.

The organization's solid image picture depends on the way that the Sumitomo name is surely understood

far and wide for quality. The organization additionally has substantial vital resources that can be utilized to

bolster further business development and improvement. Moreover, the firm has an extensive worldwide

system of merchants. Also, the company has maintained good terms with its suppliers and other

stakeholders. Company aims to create first class products by strengthening their research and development

efforts. Also the company has implemented companywide measures to protect, manage and cultivate the

company’s intellectual assets.

Weaknesses: Sumitomo's shortcomings incorporate its low rate of development and constrained

associations in developing markets. The low rate of advancement in the heavy equipment construction

industry and commercial enterprises is a fact of concern. Although, this shortcoming makes Sumitomo

helpless against contenders that forcefully put resources into mechanical development. Restricted business

associations in developing markets like India and other Asian countries keep the firm from amplifying

incomes. For instance, while it as of now works in China, Sumitomo still does not have a broad system of

merchants in the Chinese market.

Opportunities: Sumitomo's chances incorporate expanding its incomes through development and

extension, and channelizing its resources towards advancement. The organization can develop and extend

in rising and creating markets, particularly in Asia and Africa. The business can abuse the development

blast in these business sectors. Sumitomo can innovate to develop better or new products to capture more

of the global market. It has an advantage of being situated in Japan where it can leverage the robotics

research to gain more competitiveness over others.

Threats: The threats to Sumitomo’s business are imitation and aggressive competition. Imitation has

become an issue in the advent of local or regional firms that simply copy the original designs of global

firms. For example, some Chinese manufacturers could easily use Sumitomo’s designs with some

modifications to produce products that compete against Sumitomo. On the other hand, aggressive

competition could come in the form of rapid technological advancement of major competitors. For example,

some fellow Japanese firms could integrate robotics in their products to make them more competitive than

Sumitomo’s.

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Part B) Internal Audit

Corporate Mission Statement

“We will aim to become a machinery manufacturer that continues to provide excellent products and services

to the world. With integrity being a key principle in the Group, we will contribute towards society by

gaining high respect and confidence from all stakeholders.”

Values

Customer First

They wish to exceed customer expectations by providing sophisticated efficient products and services,

giving the utmost consideration to their needs and requirements.

Embrace Changes

They wish to continue driving and embracing changes without accepting the status quo.

Commitment to Technology and Innovation

They consider themselves to be responsible and passionate about contributing to society by further

developing their unique, in-house technologies.

Respect People

They want to nurture an organizational climate that fosters mutual respect, tolerance and learning for

growth.

Core competency

Value: Sumitomo heavy industries has a solid brand that has been known for years. Company has earned

little higher benefits from their items than other claim organizations in view of the faithfulness connected

with the company wide portfolio product range. Customers are highly satisfied with the sturdiness and

quality of the products.

Rare: Great quality has always been on a priority for Sumitomo Heavy industries. Production and designs

of the components are brilliant. The organization additionally has unique product offerings, for example,

items for healthcare industries in terms of small plastic mouldings to huge machineries.

Imitation: SHI group is driven by distinctive technologies. As such, the intellectual property is of utmost

importance and the wellspring of the group’s competitive advantage. The principal focus of their efforts is

directed at the four elements of intellectual property activity, namely: utilizing exclusive rights; respecting

other companies’ rights; ensuring that rights to intellectual property are secured; and ensuring that such

rights are utilized with the optimum timing and all due speed.

Non-substitutable: With the mission of providing quality products and integrating their services,

Sumitomo has earned a name in the arena which stands for long run and impeccable track record. As long

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as the company puts in adequate research and development efforts in their wide portfolio and expansion to

meet the customer demands and targets, it’s a brand hard to replicate or ruin.

Sumitomo heavy industry has many core competencies, some of which relate to the production of quality

products, logistics, and the acquisition of wider dealer networks. The distinctive competencies are unique

to Sumitomo group and are considered to be superior in given aspects. They make it possible for Sumitomo

heavy industries to manufacture diverse value proposition in the function of the company. A distinctive

competency works as the basis for the growth of an incontestable competitive advantage. The uniqueness

separates this particular competency from all others, whether a core competency or just a competency.

Financial Data-

Financial Highlights for the last annual year

Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year Ends: Mar 31

Most Recent Quarter (mrq): Dec 31, 2015

Profitability

Profit Margin (ttm): 3.13%

Operating Margin (ttm): 6.21%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (ttm): 3.51%

Return on Equity (ttm): 5.56%

Income Statement

Revenue (ttm): 6.10B

Revenue Per Share (ttm): 49.75

Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): 4.60%

Gross Profit (ttm): N/A

EBITDA (ttm)6: 506.79M

Net Income Avl to Common (ttm): 190.79M

Diluted EPS (ttm): 1.56

Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy): -20.10%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash (mrq): 505.35M

Total Cash Per Share (mrq): 4.12

Total Debt (mrq): 672.05M

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Total Debt/Equity (mrq): 20.35

Current Ratio (mrq): 1.62

Book Value Per Share (mrq): 26.45

Cash Flow Statement

Operating Cash Flow (ttm): N/A

Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm): N/A

Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions

mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of Dec 31, 2015)

ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of Dec 31, 2015)

yoy = Year Over Year (as of Dec 31, 2015)

lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of Mar 31, 2015)

fye = Fiscal Year Ending

Data provided by Thomson Reuters

Value Chain Analysis

Figure: Business portfolio and value chain of SHI group

Company has aimed to promote the evolution of synergies between business segments to create value

chains. They have identified the most promising products in each segment, and have been concentrating

resources and efforts into expanding the scale of business for these products. They have also been working

on the development of the new technologies required for development of new products in select, promising

growth fields. Then they are thinking of redoubling their efforts to expand and strengthen their Key

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Components businesses. They have many excellent Key Component products like power transmission

controls and other precision control equipment, and are expanding the scale of sales and ROIC. They are

working on increasing production efficiency in construction equipment and industrial machinery, which

will lead to enhanced profitability. In shipbuilding, they have adopted a strategy of specializing in medium-

sized tankers. Their emphasis is on improving profitability, rather than expanding sales. While

strengthening these lineups, they create their own proprietary business model and create a vertical business

paradigm.

Part C) Recommendations for Sumitomo Heavy Industries

Sumitomo heavy industries has a mission and vision of providing quality products to their

customers in global arena, therefore, in providing value to customers, Sumitomo must always

maintain consistency to offer high quality products and services. Its products are known for high

durability and quality, which helps it build brand equity which can’t be diluted at any cost.

In growing a profitable business, the company must continue generating profits. Sumitomo heavy

industry should keep a close watch on their bottom line while continuing to grow internationally

besides keeping financial soundness.

In developing and rewarding people, the business must benefit employees and business partners.

Company should design news programs for employee development and programs that support

business partners. Building a strong culture gives a company strength and thus, helps gain

competitive advantage.

In line with the Group’s environmental policy, they are currently taking care to minimize the impact

of their activities on the areas around their plants, and are aggressively taking measures to promote

prevention of environmental pollution, reduction of generation of waste, and more widespread

energy-saving, resource-saving and recycling. But the need of implementation of more rigorous

policies and tools is required as the norms are getting stricter and if the company wishes to gain an

edge over others by incorporating it as a part of their extensive CSR policies.

In the next five years of operations, Sumitomo heavy industries can improve performance through

differentiation. The company must increase its investment in research and development to create

unique products. At present, the heavy equipment, engines and other products of Sumitomo heavy

industries are very similar to the ones available from competitors. To increase competitiveness, the

firm must invest more in developing novel products.

Sumitomo can also improve its financial performance by growing its distribution network in the

next five years of operation. The firm must focus on developing markets because these markets

have high economic growth rates. For example, the company can increase the number of Sumitomo

distributors in China and India.

They should focus on strengthening overseas businesses and alliances. They should strengthen their

networks of overseas sales and service centers, and ramping up production capacity in China and

other developing countries.

Increasing priority investments in growth businesses: They have made priority capital investments

in the area of precision control equipment and components in past and has boosted their growth

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trajectory. Same can be done now i.e. company should analyze newer priority investment pits and

then aim to both increase the scale of sales and raise ROIC.

They need to take measures to improve efficiency by including information technology in the

construction and industrial machinery segments, to strengthen profitability. In shipbuilding, they

should adopt a strategy of specializing in medium-sized tankers and emphasize on profitability

rather than expanding scale of operations.

Conclusion

Sumitomo heavy industries have been very successful even during bad economic times owing to its quality

products, timely change in designs and latest product offerings. Management has really worked hard over

the years to achieve the targets and build brand equity by setting up short term and long term management

plans. Company has strong holding in the native country but now the company should concentrate on

growing in other countries as well. It has been running successfully in many nations but now it should

leverage cheap resources and high demands in developing countries like China and India. It should also

focus on its research and development efforts so that the wide product portfolio is maintained and further

expanded in future. It should also focus on developing stronger distribution networks in other countries.

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