Core Business: Project and Construction Management

The fundamental function of Index, Inc. and its subsidiaries is to serve as a pioneer in project management (PM) and construction management (CM). They act as a companion to the client, bridging the gap between the client, design firms, and construction companies. Their expertise is utilized to manage the entire lifecycle of a facility or infrastructure project, which they break down into three main phases:

1. Business Concept and Planning: This phase involves initial feasibility studies, strategy development, and concept design.
2. Design and Construction: This is the traditional construction project management phase, focusing on budget control, schedule management, quality assurance, and coordinating all stakeholders.
3. Maintenance, Management, and Operation: This post-completion phase includes facility management (FM) outsourcing, building maintenance, and operational optimization solutions, often with a focus on achieving environmental goals like Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and carbon neutrality.

The company's project managers possess specialized skills to prevent common project problems such as budget overruns, construction schedule delays, and inadequate quality.

Products and Services by Operating Company

The Index Group is comprised of Index, Inc. (the holding company) and four main operating companies, each with a distinct focus, providing a wide array of specialized services:

1. Index Strategy

This subsidiary focuses on large-scale social and public infrastructure projects, both domestically and overseas.

• Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and PFI (Private Finance Initiative): Index Strategy is a leading contributor to PPP projects, leveraging expertise in structuring, financing, and implementing public works. This includes supporting the privatization of public assets, such as toll roads in Japan and abroad.
• Global Infrastructure Development: The company works on major international projects, including preliminary feasibility studies for concession projects and supporting technology transfer from Japan's private industries for sustainable development overseas.
• Smart Cities: It is involved in concept planning and realization for modern urban development and regional revitalization projects, often incorporating AI and IoT applications for new social system design.

2. Social System Design

This segment concentrates on domestic development within Japan through PPPs and the application of cutting-edge technology for societal benefit.

• Domestic PPP Promotion: Promotes and executes domestic public-private partnership projects.
• Technology Integration: Focuses on the design of new social systems utilizing technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT).

3. Index Consulting

Index Consulting is the primary arm for traditional project management and construction management services for architecture projects.

• Project Management (PM) & Construction Management (CM): Provides expert oversight for a wide range of buildings, including office buildings, commercial facilities, factories, warehouses, and residential complexes.
• Cost Management: Delivers solutions for meticulous cost control throughout a project's lifecycle.
• Specialized Project Execution: Manages complex ventures like the reorganization of university campuses.

4. Index Facilities

This subsidiary specializes in the long-term operation, maintenance, and strategic renewal of physical assets.

• Facility Management (FM) Outsourcing: Provides comprehensive outsourcing for the maintenance, management, and operation of facilities to optimize efficiency and lifecycle cost.
• Relocation & Renovation Project Management: Manages all aspects of facility updates, modernizations, and tenant relocations.
• Sustainability and Optimization Solutions: Focuses on solutions aimed at achieving environmental and social governance goals, such as carbon neutrality and energy efficiency.

Focus on Medical and Health (MedTech) Infrastructure

Index, Inc. plays a significant role in the medical and healthcare sector through its project management expertise in developing and modernizing physical infrastructure. Its services specifically include the consolidation and reorganization of medical institutions. This involves large-scale, complex projects such as:

• Hospital Consolidation: Managing the strategic merger or reorganization of multiple medical facilities into a single, modern campus or network, ensuring smooth transitions and minimized disruption to patient care.
• Reorganization of Medical Institutions: Providing project and construction management for the construction of new hospital wings, research centers, clinics, and specialized medical facilities.
• Medical Welfare Infrastructure: Contributing to the overall public health infrastructure through the planning and execution of projects related to welfare and aged care facilities.

By managing these infrastructure projects from the business concept stage to full operation, Index, Inc. facilitates the deployment of advanced medical technology (MedTech) by ensuring that the underlying physical facilities are designed and built to accommodate state-of-the-art equipment, optimized patient flow, and efficient operational systems. The company's work in this area is a direct contribution to the modernization and efficiency of Japan's healthcare delivery system.

Key Project Industries

The company???s diverse portfolio of projects covers numerous sectors, demonstrating the breadth of its operational capability:

• Corporate: Office, Residential, Research Development Facilities.
• Industrial: Factories, Logistics Facilities.
• Public & Social: Urban Development, Regional Revitalization, Educational Institutions, Healthcare, and Infrastructure.
• Energy: Launch of mega solar power plants and other renewable energy projects.