Cost Reduction and Operational Improvement Through the Suggestion Program
First written in FY2016. 14 of 22 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 6 of 26 companies on the "Worse" side.
18 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「We have introduced a suggestion program under which employees propose cost reductions and operational improvements, and are actively promoting the program by recognising outstanding initiatives. Through this program, we will foster cost awareness throughout the company and strive to achieve low-cost operations that emphasise quality, efficiency, yield, and avoiding waste.」
The company continues its suggestion program, awards, and low-cost operations that prioritise quality, efficiency, yield, and effective use of resources. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased 48.4% year on year to ¥1,573 million as a result of various measures to improve performance, including the selling price revisions described above and efforts to reduce manufacturing costs by improving factory production efficiency and yield.」
Efforts to revise selling prices and reduce manufacturing costs through improvements in production efficiency and yield resulted in a 48.4% year-on-year increase in segment profit for the liquid egg-related business, to ¥1,573 million. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of various measures to improve performance, including efforts to improve factory production efficiency and yield to address higher manufacturing costs, segment profit increased 86.8% year on year to ¥1,180 million.」
Efforts to address costs through improvements in factory production efficiency and yield and selling price revisions resulted in an 86.8% year-on-year increase in segment profit for the liquid egg-related business. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased 88.2% year on year to ¥712 million as a result of various measures to improve performance, including revising selling prices to address higher manufacturing costs and soaring raw material purchase prices, and efforts to reduce manufacturing costs by improving factory production efficiency and yield.」
Efforts to address costs through selling price revisions and improvements in production efficiency and yield resulted in an 88.2% year-on-year increase in segment profit for the liquid egg-related business, to ¥712 million. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of various measures to improve performance, including efforts to reduce manufacturing costs by improving factory production efficiency and yield to address higher manufacturing costs, segment profit increased 4.1% year on year to ¥1,059 million.」
To address rising manufacturing costs, the company pursued cost reductions through improvements in production efficiency and yield, resulting in a 4.1% year-on-year increase in segment profit. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased 2.9% year on year to ¥631 million as a result of various measures to improve performance, including the increase in sales volume described above, lower purchase prices following a decline in hen egg prices, and efforts to reduce manufacturing costs by improving factory production efficiency and yield.」
Efforts to reduce manufacturing costs by improving factory production efficiency and yield resulted in a 2.9% year-on-year increase in segment profit in the liquid egg-related business, to ¥631 million. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased 5.3% year on year to ¥378 million as a result of various measures to improve performance, including the increase in sales volumes described above, lower purchase prices following the decline in the egg market, and efforts to reduce manufacturing costs by improving factory production efficiency and yield.」
As a result of improving production efficiency and yield and reducing manufacturing costs, segment profit in the liquid egg-related business increased 5.3% year on year to ¥378 million. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of the increase in revenue described above and efforts to reduce selling, general and administrative expenses, segment profit was ¥70 million, up 130.2% year on year.」
In the seasonings-related business, the company reduced selling, general and administrative expenses, resulting in a 130.2% increase in segment profit to ¥70 million. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased 113.0% year on year to ¥57 million as a result of efforts to reduce inventory disposal losses in cooperation with customers and reduce selling, general and administrative expenses.」
In the seasonings-related business, the company reduced inventory disposal losses in cooperation with customers and reduced selling, general and administrative expenses, resulting in a 113.0% year-on-year increase in segment profit to ¥57 million. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased 32.7% year on year to ¥614 million as a result of actively implementing various measures to improve performance, including revising the selling prices of some products in response to soaring raw material purchase prices accompanying the higher egg market, increasing sales volumes as described above, and working to reduce manufacturing costs by improving factory production efficiency and yield.」
As a result of revising selling prices, improving production efficiency and yield, and reducing manufacturing costs, segment profit in the hen egg-related business increased 32.7% year on year. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased 94.9% year on year to ¥359 million as a result of various measures to improve performance, including revising selling prices in response to the rise in raw material purchase prices accompanying the higher egg market, increasing sales volumes as described above, and working to reduce manufacturing costs by improving factory production efficiency and yield.」
The company revised selling prices and improved factory production efficiency and yield and reduced manufacturing costs, resulting in a 94.9% year-on-year increase in segment profit in the hen egg-related business. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「We have established a suggestion program under which employees propose cost reductions and operational improvements. We will actively use this program, raise awareness of cost reduction throughout the company, and promote low-cost operations focused on quality, efficiency, yield, and avoiding waste.」
The company continues its employee suggestion program, evaluation and awards for suggestions, and low-cost operations that prioritise quality, efficiency, yield, and effective use of resources. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased 23.7% year on year to ¥936 million as a result of various measures to improve performance, including acquiring new customers and developing new demand among existing customers to recover sales volumes, lower raw material purchase prices accompanying the decline in the egg market, reducing material costs through diversified procurement initiatives, and reducing manufacturing costs by improving factory production efficiency and yield.」
As a result of measures including diversified procurement, lower material costs, and improvements in production efficiency and yield, segment profit in the hen egg-related business increased 23.7% year on year. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased 5.4% year on year to ¥462 million as a result of various measures to improve performance, including reducing material costs through diversified procurement initiatives and improving factory production efficiency and yield.」
As a result of implementing procurement and production efficiency measures, segment profit in the hen egg-related business increased 5.4% year on year. - FY2021-Q1Procurement and Production Efficiency MeasuresAnnual report
「In our group's egg-related business, sales volumes have gradually recovered through sales efforts. We are also implementing various measures to restore performance, including controlling material costs through more diversified procurement initiatives and improving factory production efficiency and yield.」
In addition to the existing suggestion program, the company explicitly identified diversification of procurement measures and improvements in factory production efficiency and yield as specific measures for recovering performance. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As a result of higher sales volume and increased sales of high-value-added products in the hen egg-related business, as well as manufacturing cost reductions, operating profit increased 24.9% to ¥778 million, ordinary profit increased 24.4% to ¥796 million, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 19.2% to ¥519 million.」
The company continues to identify increased sales of high-value-added products and manufacturing cost reductions as factors behind the increase in profit, and continues to implement low-cost operating measures. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As a result of higher sales volume in the hen egg-related business, lower corresponding raw material purchase prices following a decline in hen egg prices, and reductions in manufacturing costs, operating profit increased 29.4% to ¥450 million, ordinary profit increased 28.7% to ¥461 million, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 24.6% to ¥310 million.」
The company identified manufacturing cost reductions as one factor behind the increase in profit and continues to implement low-cost operating measures. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「We have established a suggestion program under which employees propose cost reductions and operational improvements. We will actively use this program, raise awareness of cost reduction throughout the company, and promote low-cost operations focused on quality, efficiency, yield, and avoiding waste.」
The company continues to pursue low-cost operations focused on quality, efficiency, yield, and effective use of resources through its employee suggestion program. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, the company invested a total of ¥50 million, mainly to install energy-saving equipment such as LED lighting and air-conditioning equipment at its factories.」
In addition to the suggestion program and low-cost operations policy, the company introduced energy-saving equipment such as LED lighting and air-conditioning equipment at factories in the seasonings-related business and invested ¥50 million. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased 92.7% year on year to ¥42 million, mainly due to higher revenue and expense reductions resulting from improved factory operating efficiency.」
The company explained that it continued to reduce expenses through improved factory operating efficiency in the seasonings-related business, resulting in a 92.7% year-on-year increase in segment profit for the cumulative second-quarter consolidated period. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Segment profit increased 206.6% year on year to ¥28 million, mainly due to higher revenue and expense reductions resulting from improved factory operating efficiency.」
The seasonings-related business demonstrated expense reductions through improved factory operating efficiency, and segment profit increased 206.6% year on year. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We have established a suggestion program under which employees propose cost reductions and operational improvements. We will actively use this program, raise awareness of cost reduction throughout the company, and promote low-cost operations focused on quality, efficiency, yield, and avoiding waste.」
The company plans to pursue low-cost operations focused on quality, efficiency, and yield by combining employee suggestions with evaluation and awards.