Strengthening Know-How and Standardizing Operations
First written in FY2016. 11 of 22 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 1 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
9 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「An internal survey conducted in May 2026 found that employees used an average of 2.5 AI agents per person.」
In addition to disclosing the 2025 usage rate and time savings from generative AI, the company disclosed that, as of May 2026, employees were using an average of 2.5 AI agents per person. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「An internal survey conducted in May 2025 found that the rate of business use of generative AI exceeded 95%, with annual time savings of more than 78,000 hours expected.」
The company rolled out its generative AI project across the organization and disclosed usage exceeding 95% and expected annual time savings of more than 78,000 hours. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Promotion of various DX initiatives aimed at improving productivity (upgrades to the automated calling system, partial reduction of personnel requirements in purchasing operations, and improved operational efficiency through the introduction of AI in some operations)」
To standardize and improve operational efficiency, the company is advancing specific initiatives, including upgrades to the automated calling system, partial reduction of personnel requirements in purchasing operations, and the introduction of AI. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Promotion of various DX initiatives aimed at improving productivity (launch of purchase-time scoring, introduction of a route arrangement tool and an automated calling system, upgrades to the customer messaging tool, and other functional enhancements to systems to improve operational efficiency)」
To standardize and improve operational efficiency, the company implemented specific DX initiatives, including scoring, route arrangement, automated calling, and a customer messaging tool. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Promotion of various DX initiatives aimed at improving productivity (launch of purchase-time scoring, introduction of a route arrangement tool, and functional enhancements to business systems to improve operational efficiency)」
To standardize and improve operational efficiency, the company implemented specific DX initiatives, including purchase-time scoring, a route arrangement tool, and functional enhancements to business systems. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The company hired and provided education and training for buyers handling home-visit purchases and expanded its fleet and other resources.」
As home-visit purchases expand, the company continues to hire and provide education and training for buyers and expand its fleet. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The group has created a manual called “STANDARD BOOK” that standardizes and systematizes key aspects of sales, such as photographing products and setting sales prices. By continuously updating it with the latest information and ensuring that it is adopted and followed by all employees, the group shares its know-how for selling reused products across the company rather than relying on individual capabilities.」
The company continues to update and embed the STANDARD BOOK while standardizing and sharing sales know-how. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Specifically, while expanding services in each business segment by developing new purchasing and sales channels, operating internet media and conducting efficient web marketing activities, the company continued from the previous fiscal year to improve internal processes and operational efficiency, including by automating operations and improving usability.」
The company continues to automate operations, improve usability and enhance internal processes. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company continued from the previous fiscal year to improve internal processes and operational efficiency, including by automating operations and improving usability.」
The company continues to automate operations, improve usability and enhance internal processes. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The company continued from the previous fiscal year to improve internal processes and operational efficiency, including by automating operations and improving usability.」
The company continues to automate operations, improve usability and enhance internal processes. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The company continued from the previous fiscal year to improve internal processes and operational efficiency, including by automating operations and improving usability.」
The company continues to automate operations, improve usability and enhance internal processes. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「While expanding services in each segment through proactive and efficient web marketing activities aimed at reaching consumers with increasingly diverse purchasing behavior and preferences, operating various media and developing new purchasing channels, the company continued from the previous fiscal year to automate operations, improve usability and enhance internal processes and operational efficiency.」
The company continues to automate operations, improve usability and enhance internal processes. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As in the previous quarter, the company promoted operational efficiency by further applying IT and standardizing business processes, among other measures.」
The company continues to improve efficiency by applying IT and standardizing business processes. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current fiscal year, the company actively sold inventory held at the end of the previous fiscal year while improving the precision of web marketing related to purchases and further applying IT and standardization to business processes, thereby expanding sales and improving operational efficiency.」
The company continues to improve web marketing precision and operational efficiency through the use of IT and standardization in business processes. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Although existing services continued to expand steadily, the company achieved greater efficiency by further promoting the use of IT and standardizing operations.」
The company describes improved operational efficiency as a concrete result of promoting the use of IT and standardizing operations. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The company provides each employee with a manual called the “Standard Book,” which systematically compiles procedures for purchasing reused products, appraisal methods and the characteristics of each product category, and is working to standardize and share know-how for both purchasing and sales.」
The company continues to standardize and share purchasing and sales know-how through the Standard Book. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Through day-to-day communication, regular in-house training and revisions to the “Standard Book,” among other measures, the company will work to strengthen its organizational structure in order to achieve greater operational standardization and higher quality at the same time.」
The company continues training, communication and manual revisions to address the dilution of know-how accompanying the expansion of its locations, products and customer base. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Through day-to-day communication, regular in-house training and revisions to the “Standard Book,” among other measures, the company will work to strengthen its organizational structure in order to achieve greater operational standardization and higher quality at the same time.」
The company has indicated that it will prevent the dilution of know-how through training and manual revisions as it expands its locations, products and customer base.