It’s a tricky job predicting when the inks used to decorate tiles need replenishing – and manually checking stock levels of those inks is time-consuming. Yosuke Yamada, an employee in the Tile Division at LIXIL’s Iga-Ueno plant, could see a better way of working.
He realized that by linking tile production schedules with ink levels, it would be possible to manage stock far more efficiently. And so, using a “no-code” infrastructure, he built an app to do just that. A second app he’s working on will mean ink-tank levels can be managed without the need for visual checks.
Yamada’s app is just one of over 850 developed by LIXIL employees and implemented over the past year. This type of digital empowerment of non-experts, known as citizen app development, is creating practical solutions to everyday issues around the business as it undergoes a digital and cultural transformation.
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