ASKUL Corporation announced that it would establish Future Platform Architecture as an organization directly managed by the CEO with the aim of growing Open Platform by ASKUL (OPA: the logistics and marketing platform business) into the third revenue pillar of the Company. It will create the Procurement Unit, Logistics Unit, Delivery Network Unit, Production Unit, Information Technology Unit and Customer Service Unit as well as Technology Center for these fields under Future Platform Architecture and operate them in an integrated manner as a group by fully leveraging latest technologies such as big data, AI and robotics, promoting high automation of procurement, logistics, delivery, CS and UI/UX to improve productivity exponentially. Along with this organizational change, the duties of directors and executive officers are changed as of December 1, 2017. Shoichiro Iwata's new duties are President; Chief Executive Officer; Future Platform Architecture. His previous duties were President; Chief Executive Officer. Katsuhiro Kawamura’s new duties are Chief Platform Officer; Executive Officer; Executive Officer of Technology Center and Logistics Unit. His previous duties were Chief Platform Officer; Executive Officer; Executive Officer of Efficient Customer Response (ECR) Unit. Kazuyuki Ikeda’s new duties are Innovation Officer; Executive Officer; Deputy Executive Officer of Technology Center; Executive Officer of Delivery Network Unit. His previous duties were Innovation Officer; Executive Officer; Deputy Executive Officer of Efficient Customer Response (ECR) Unit (Delivery Management, Strategic Procurement and Safety Management). Hideo Sakurai’s new duties are Executive Officer; Executive Officer of Procurement Unit. His previous duties were Executive Officer; Deputy Executive Officer of Efficient Customer Response (ECR) Unit (Strategic Procurement 2). Youhei Akioka’s new duties are Chief Information & Technology Officer; Executive Officer; Deputy Executive Officer of Technology Center; Executive Officer of Information Technology Unit and Customer Service Unit. His previous duties were Chief Information & Technology Officer; Executive Officer; Executive Officer of e-Platform Business Unit; Deputy Executive Officer of Efficient Customer Response (ECR) Unit (Logistics Planning).