What kind of services does CM Plus specifically provide?
CM Plus offers services aimed at solving the challenges faced by customers with production and research & development facilities.
For the services we currently provide, please refer to this page.
Initially, our primary focus was on engineering services for facility construction. However, to meet our customers’ needs, we have expanded our services to include consulting services and training support. In this way, we are a company that constantly evolves by continuously adding new value, or “Plus”.
In facility construction, there are many professional management companies overseas that stand on the customer’s side, but in Japan, “design companies” and “construction companies” have taken the lead. Industrial production facilities are not just architectural functions; they are a conglomeration of various engineering functions. Functions that cannot be outsourced externally have been maintained in-house by the customers. Furthermore, even companies with well-established engineering departments can face situations where their internal resources are insufficient during peak project times. CM Plus can complement or substitute such resources.
For customers unfamiliar with construction, we offer CM Plus’s expertise from the very initial stages of the project as a member of the customer’s team. Since CM Plus does not undertake the actual construction work, there is no risk of a conflict of interest with the customer. We ensure the execution of projects with true accountability.
For customers in the pharmaceutical and medical device fields, after the construction project is completed, we provide GMP consulting services, offering support tailored to their needs, such as the implementation of PQS or inspection response.
In other words, CM Plus is a “customer support-type professional management service company” that provides various forms of assistance from facility creation to quality creation for its customers. We are a company that stands entirely on the customer’s side. Additionally, CM Plus’s services can be tailored to provide only the services that customers need. Our motto is to offer “what is needed,” “where it is needed,” and “as much as needed.
What is the difference between CM Plus and a design company?
The project flow starts with planning and conceptualization, progresses through design, procurement, and construction, and finally ends with facility operation. Design companies typically join the project in the later stages of the planning phase and primarily handle design tasks.
On the other hand, CM Plus places a strong emphasis on managing the entire project. Therefore, we can support our clients not only with the design function but also with procurement, construction management, and even facility operation. CM Plus is a professional management company dedicated to leading projects to success.
What is the difference between CM Plus and a construction company?
Japanese construction companies are said to be highly competent. Especially top-tier general contractors and engineering companies have a wealth of personnel, many achievements, and high reliability. These companies are often involved in the planning stage of a project from an early phase.
In such cases, the concern for clients is that they need to select a contractor as a partner at an early stage. By early stage, we mean the planning or design phase. This means selecting a construction company before the accurate specifications and construction costs are determined. It becomes very difficult to conduct price negotiations and various other negotiations in favor of the client.
On the other hand, CM Plus is a company that selects and manages construction companies. As professionals well-versed in the construction business, we manage the construction companies from the client’s standpoint.
What is the origin of the name “CM Plus”?
The name “CM Plus” was born from our desire to help enhance the added value (= Plus) of our customers’ facilities in design and construction projects. Specifically, we manage the three crucial factors for project success—“quality,” “cost,” and “schedule”—using our extensive experience and know-how. This starts with the implementation of basic planning and design focused on improving intellectual productivity and factory productivity. This is the first Plus.
To achieve this, in addition to the core technology of “Construction Management Technology” for conducting construction safely and cost-effectively, we need “Project Management Technology” to smoothly control the entire project, “Engineering Management Technology” for high-quality design, and “Validation Management Technology” to ensure seamless validation management with a cohesive approach from the early stages of the project. This is the second Plus.
CM Plus is not just a design company. Nor is it a construction company. It is a company that joins forces with clients from the outset of the project to think about how to create the best facilities. And not just think; we actually execute the project. We also implement the basic planning, which is fundamental to creating excellent facilities. Together with our clients, we select the best companies at each phase to achieve truly outstanding facilities as our goal.
CM Plus was established with the aspiration to become a pioneer (= star, or +) of “customer support-type professional management service companies” in industrial facilities creation. This is the third Plus.
