Workload for deployment of two models2 person-months/year Reduction
Workload for simultaneous operation of two models4.75 person-months/year Reduction
The Customer’s Challenge
As work styles diversify, users face challenges from daily portability, including damage, weight, and battery depletion.
Meanwhile, IT administrators are burdened with increased management complexity and a rise in troubleshooting as they
support these diverse work styles.
We have thoroughly sharpened our long-standing core concepts of ruggedness, lightweight, and long battery life, and added a new, innovative design philosophy: compatibility
Rugged, Lightweight, and Long Battery Life:
We enhanced structural strength for greater ruggedness through a unique shock-dispersing structure and rigorous impact simulations. We also extended the battery life significantly from approx. 7 hours to approx. 12.7 hours, while reducing the weight by about 20g compared to previous models. High-speed charging during brief idle times is also now possible.
Compatibility:
We ensured compatibility between two models for all hardware (excluding LCD-related parts and the chassis) and all firmware. This drastically reduces the workload for IT administrators during deployment and operation.
The enhanced ruggedness, lightweight design, and long battery life enable users to work freely anytime, anywhere, leading to increased productivity.
Thanks to thorough compatibility, the workload for IT administrators during deployment and operation is significantly reduced when introducing multiple models (e.g., a reduction of approx. 2 person-months for deployment and approx. 4.75 person-months/year for operation when two models are introduced simultaneously).
This allows IT administrators to shift to more value-added, strategic tasks and contributes to a reduction in the company’s overall Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
By making packaging smaller, standardizing it, and reducing material usage, we have cut CO₂ emissions in the packaging manufacturing process by about 30%. Furthermore, the smaller boxes have roughly doubled the pallet loading capacity (from 80 to 160 units), improving logistics efficiency and significantly reducing warehouse storage space.
The compatibility design, which allows for parts to be shared, and the easily replaceable detachable battery, make repairs easier and contribute to extending the product’s lifespan.
