Sony Corp. will unify its 13 domestic assembly facilities for electronic products under a new company to be set up next year in an attempt to enhance its engineering and manufacturing operations, the firm announced Wednesday.
President and COO Kunitake Ando said the new company, tentatively named Sony EMCS AV/IT, will commence operations April 1 and be responsible for domestic assembly of all electronics products.
Sony hopes the consolidation will allow it to raise efficiency in its manufacturing operations, which are currently separated on both product-category and internal lines.