Works Applications

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Works Applications Co., Ltd. is an ERP system manufacturer in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo, Minato-ku. It has business in the development, sales and support package system. Its product AI Works is a cloud-based ERP system based on machine learning technologies (AI) to automate tasks and improve processes.

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Overview

Works Applications was founded on July 24, 1996, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Minato-ku, Japan. According to Bloomberg, the company is the "biggest Japanese vendor of business software for payroll and human resources" in 2015. Its customers include government agencies, major trading companies, manufacturers and other big companies from Japan and outside Japan. According to the company, it had more than 7,000 customers as of 2016.

Its product AI Works operates by offering every employee a personal assistant. AI Works studies and analyzes operational log data generated from daily operations and makes predictions based on the task at hand and user's position.

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History

1996
- July - establishment
- September - "COMPANY" HR Series officially launched
2001
- April - "COMPANY Web Service" officially launched
- December - JASDAQ (OTC) market listing
2002
- September - "COMPANY Assignment & Project Management" officially launched
2003
- April - "COMPANY Knowledge information Potal" officially launched
- May - HR product accounts for largest market share in Japan
2004
- May - "COMPANY" AC series officially shipped
- June - "COMPANY Learning Management" officially launched
2008
- Established a technology research department by the name of Advanced Technology & Engineering Division (ATE)
2009
- April - "COMPANY" SCM series officially shipped
2010
- May - "COMPANY" EC series officially shipped
2014
- February - industry, academia and government joint research project / COMPANY Innovation Academy "Economic analysis of companies in the human resources allocation mechanism" announced
- October - AI-based ERP system announced by the name of AI Works
- November - "LaKeel Messenger" by Works Applications officially shipped
2015
- India based IVTL (Infoview Technologies Pvt Ltd) consolidated with Works Applications
- My number management platform "My Number Keeping System Powered by Works Applications (MKS)" provided free of charge announcement
2016
- July - Subsidiary, Ariel Networks,Inc., consolidated with Works Applications

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Awards and rankings

"Think Big AWS Leadership Award", by Amazon Web Service in 2014
"Good Design Award" for AI Works, by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion in 2015
Ranked "Best Workplace in Asia" by the Great Place to Work Institute in 2017