FRONTEO Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Masahiro Morimoto, hereinafter referred to as FRONTEO) announces that it has developed a new technology for supply chain analysis of economic security projects.This technology is expected to make it possible to check supply chains related to specific businesses with even higher visibility from within a company's vast and extensive transaction network (patent pending).

[Patent outline]

Application number: Patent application 2023-091206

Patent application date: June 2023, 6

Overview of the technology applied for this time

　The technology for which we have applied for a patent this time was developed to visualize the supply chain structure of major business groups, which is the backbone of a huge transaction network between companies.This technology aggregates the flow of transactions within the supply chain by industry classification, and captures it as a flow from one industry classification to another. Allows for a bird's-eye view.Based on the flow of industry classifications captured in this way, it is expected that by grasping specific corporate networks, it will be possible to grasp the supply chain of each company and use it for risk countermeasures and business strategy planning. will beThe state of the supply chain derived by this technology is represented by a Sankey diagram, which is a graph showing the flow rate between processes.

Figure: An example of a Sankey diagram that provides a bird's-eye view of the transaction status between industry classifications

   
    This technology is a patented technology that relatively measures the degree of dependence on choke points, which are strategically important points in the supply chain (permission No. 7034447, reference: FRONTEO, using AI Obtained a patent for the technology of economic security solution "supply chain analysis service", https://www.fronteo.com/20220208), a technology for estimating supply chains related to a specific business from among a wide range of corporate transaction networks (Patent No. 7274160, Reference: Patent for new transaction path estimation technology for supply chain analysis AI solutions in economic security) get appraisal, https://www.fronteo.com/20230524), etc., and was developed.

    FRONTEO will continue research and development to improve analysis technology and support companies that formulate and promote business and management strategies that emphasize economic security.

■FRONTEOAbout the economic security business of

FRONTEO is equipped with the in-house developed AI engine "KIBIT (read: kibit)", a system "KIBIT Seizu Analysis (read: Kibit)" that performs network analysis such as supply chains and control status by real shareholders of companies for the purpose of economic security measures. : Kibit Says Analysis)”.

KIBIT Seizu Analysis's supply chain analysis AI solution analyzes the supply chain based on information obtained from open sources, and determines whether there is any connection with organizations of concern listed on the sanctions lists issued by countries and regions around the world, This is a solution that visualizes choke points (strategically important points).Especially in industries such as the manufacturing industry, where the supply chain is expanding globally, it is used to formulate and promote procurement strategies and management strategies that emphasize economic security.

■KIBIT Seizu Analysisabout　URL: https://osint.fronteo.com/

Based on information obtained from open sources, KIBIT Seizu Analysis is a "supply chain analysis solution" that analyzes a huge supply chain and grasps the possibility and dependence of connections with choke points and concerned organizations. "Shareholder control network analysis solution" for analyzing the influence between shareholders on the network from the shareholding ratio and grasping the propagation of control power, focusing on the researcher's affiliated organization etc. in research and development related to sensitive technology We provide three solutions: the "cutting-edge technology/researcher network analysis solution" that allows you to analyze personal connections and understand risks based on them.

■ About FRONTEO　URL: https://www.fronteo.com/

FRONTEO is a data analysis company that provides various AI solutions and services using the in-house developed AI engine "KIBIT". Based on the philosophy of "providing solutions that do not overlook risks and opportunities buried in records and realizing fairness in the information society," extract meaningful and important information from vast amounts of text data and complex networks. Our strengths are natural language processing and network analysis technologies that support advanced judgments by experts.We are developing businesses in the areas of legal tech AI, business intelligence, life science AI, and economic security, and contributing to solving various corporate and social issues. Founded in August 2003, listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers (currently Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth) on June 8, 2007.The company operates in Japan, the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan.Acquisition of first-class medical device manufacturing and sales business license, notification of controlled medical device sales business.Capital 6 thousand yen (as of March 26, 3,042,317).

* FRONTEO and KIBIT are registered trademarks of FRONTEO in Japan.

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