Komatsu group supports human resource development by teaching technical skills related to construction and mining equipment and passing on manufacturing expertise through alignments with vocational schools and other partners globally. Komatsu was established in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan in 1921. Over the years, the Company has remained true to its commitment to improving quality and reliability, cultivating strengths as it gained experience through the process of tackling the challenges that emerged.
The KOMATSU Way is a statement of values that the Komatsu Group should pass down in a lasting way wherever it operates in the world, including its management. It is built on Komatsu’s strengths which are substantiated by the beliefs and code of conduct that our forerunners learned from their experiences of success and failure.
Systems of human resources management differ from one region to another reflecting the differences in historical and cultural backgrounds, which are differences we should respect and duly take into consideration. Komatsu group companies shall establish system of human resources management that are most suitable for their respective region reflecting the local characteristics and in accordance with the following basic principles
To promote a better understanding and information sharing of a) The KOMATSU Way and Komatsu’s history and culture, b) Komatsu’s strategies and leadership, and c) Komatsu’s strengths and weaknesses among non-Japanese executives of overseas subsidiaries through discussions with Komatsu’s executives and inhouse and outside lectur
The cornerstone of Komatsu’s management principle is to commit ourselves to quality and reliability and maximize the total sum of trust given to us by all stakeholders and society, which it defines as corporate value. Maximizing trust requires corporate activities that are founded on social responsibility along with efforts to strengthen corporate governance and enhance manufacturing competitiveness. With the addition of Komatsu Brand Management into this principle, we are promoting awareness reforms that inspire all Komatsu Group employees to adopt the perspective of the customer from their standpoint in the Company as we move forward with human resource development to become a stronger company.
Komatsu adheres to a basic strategy of manufacturing its products in the areas to which they will be supplied and has therefore established a global network of production and sales bases. The Company employs a mother plant system in which plants with development manufacturing in Japan are positioned as “mother plants” and assigned responsibility for safety, quality, costs, and delivery schedules at overseas plants manufacturing the same products (“child plants”). Leveraging the strengths of a flexible manufacturing system, we develop a business that is at the same time global as well as matched to our customers and to the communities that we serve.
Komatsu supplies a wide range of products, services, and solutions including construction and mining equipment for use in construction and mining workplaces around the world as well as forklift trucks, forest machines, recycling equipment, and tunneling machines. We have established a position as the international leader in the construction and mining equipment field by delivering unrivaled quality and technological innovation together with this full lineup.
Komatsu conducts a retail finance business aimed at helping reduce customers’ funding burdens and otherwise assisting in the purchase of its DANTOTSU products. Our strengths in this field include the prevention of overdue debt through effective utilization of KOMTRAX (location information, operating status information, engine locks, etc.) technologies, swift inspections, and competitive financing conditions. These strengths have enabled us to build long-term relationships with customers.
The industrial machinery and others business stands alongside the construction, mining, and utility equipment business as a core business of Komatsu. Offerings in this business include the large presses used to mold automobile hoods and side panels as well as sheet-metal machines, machine tools, and light sources for semiconductor lithography systems (excimer lasers). In this business, we also contribute to the business activities of various customers through distribution of construction equipment and other goods and production of specialty equipment for Japan’s Ministry of Defense