Profit Improvement Activities through Yield Improvement, Productivity Enhancement, and Expense Reduction
First written in FY2016-Q3. 21 of 35 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026-H1.
90 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to bringing a new plating line into operation to improve production capacity and quality stability, we strengthened an integrated order-taking system covering pressing, plating, and insert molding, and promoted the maximization of added value.」
The new plating line has entered the operating stage, giving concrete form to initiatives aimed at improving production capacity and quality stability. We are also proceeding with efforts to strengthen an integrated order-taking system covering pressing, plating, and insert molding. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「We will pursue the expansion of orders, earnings improvement, expansion of production facilities, initiatives toward carbon neutrality, factory expansion, improvements to the working environment, and stronger human resources and training as our key strategies, advancing them as one Group.」
The Group continues to position order growth, earnings improvement, expansion of production facilities, environmental initiatives, factory and workplace improvements, and human resources and training as its key strategies. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group actively worked to improve quality through the pursuit of fine-plating technology and to improve productivity through the automation of manufacturing processes and more efficient management of production bases.」
Initiatives to improve quality and productivity through fine-plating technology, manufacturing-process automation, and more efficient management of production bases remain ongoing. - FY2024ReframedAnnual report
「We will pursue the expansion of orders, earnings improvement, expansion of production facilities, initiatives toward carbon neutrality, factory expansion, improvements to the working environment, and stronger human resources and training as our key strategies, advancing them as one Group.」
The earnings improvement activities previously centered on fine-plating technology, process automation, and more efficient management of production bases have been organized as key strategies encompassing order growth, expansion of production facilities and factories, carbon neutrality, the working environment, and human resources and training. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group actively worked to improve quality through the pursuit of fine-plating technology and to improve productivity through the automation of manufacturing processes and more efficient management of production bases.」
Initiatives to improve quality and productivity through fine-plating technology, manufacturing-process automation, and more efficient management of production bases remain ongoing. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group actively worked to improve quality through the pursuit of fine-plating technology and to improve productivity through the automation of manufacturing processes and more efficient management of production bases.」
Initiatives to improve quality through fine-plating technology and productivity through more efficient management of production bases remain ongoing, alongside manufacturing-process automation. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group actively worked to improve quality through the pursuit of fine-plating technology and to improve productivity through the automation of manufacturing processes and more efficient management of production bases.」
Initiatives to improve quality and productivity through fine-plating technology, manufacturing-process automation, and more efficient management of production bases remain ongoing. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group actively worked to improve quality through the pursuit of fine-plating technology and to improve productivity through the automation of manufacturing processes and more efficient management of production bases, in order to minimize the impact of the rapid rise in energy prices.」
Quality and productivity improvements through fine-plating technology, manufacturing-process automation, and more efficient management of production bases remain ongoing. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group actively pursued order and sales growth through thorough marketing activities and expansion of new lines, while also working to improve quality through the pursuit of fine-plating technology and to improve productivity through more efficient management of production bases, including the automation of manufacturing processes, in order to minimize the impact of the rapid rise in energy prices.」
Earnings improvement activities combining marketing, new-line expansion, fine-plating technology, manufacturing-process automation, and productivity improvements through more efficient management of production bases remain ongoing. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group actively pursued order and sales growth through thorough marketing activities and expansion of new lines, while also working to improve quality through the pursuit of fine-plating technology and to improve productivity through more efficient management of production bases, including the automation of manufacturing processes, in order to minimize the impact of the rapid rise in energy prices.」
Earnings improvement activities combining marketing, new-line expansion, fine-plating technology, manufacturing-process automation, and productivity improvements through more efficient management of production bases remain ongoing. - FY2023-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group actively pursued order and sales growth through thorough marketing activities and expansion of new lines, while also working to improve quality through the pursuit of fine-plating technology and to improve productivity through the automation and efficiency improvements of manufacturing processes, in order to minimize the impact of the rapid rise in energy prices.」
In addition to the existing focus on marketing, new-line expansion, and quality and productivity improvements, efficiency improvements in manufacturing processes to mitigate the rapid rise in energy prices have been explicitly identified, clarifying the scope of earnings improvement activities. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「With the consolidation of mass-production functions at the Tohoku Division, the Group's largest production base, nearly complete, we will seek to further improve productivity and strengthen earnings by building new facilities to establish an efficient production system for growing orders, while also promoting the automation and digitalization of processing at existing plating and press facilities.」
The consolidation of mass-production functions at the Tohoku Division has advanced to the stage of being nearly complete, and initiatives involving new facility construction and the automation and digitalization of existing facilities are progressing. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group worked to expand orders and sales through thorough marketing activities and expansion of its new lines, while actively pursuing further productivity improvements, fine-pitch plating technology, automation and efficiency improvements in manufacturing processes, and improvement activities to maintain highly precise quality.」
Measures integrating marketing, expansion of new lines, productivity improvements, fine-plating technology, automation and efficiency improvements in manufacturing processes, and maintenance of high-precision quality remain ongoing. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group worked to expand orders and sales through thorough marketing activities and expansion of its new lines, while actively pursuing further productivity improvements, fine-pitch plating technology, automation and efficiency improvements in manufacturing processes, and improvement activities to maintain highly precise quality.」
Measures integrating marketing, expansion of new lines, productivity improvements, fine-plating technology, automation and efficiency improvements in manufacturing processes, and maintenance of high-precision quality remain ongoing. - FY2022-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group worked to expand orders and sales through thorough marketing activities and expansion of its new lines, while pursuing further productivity improvements, fine-pitch plating technology, automation and efficiency improvements in manufacturing processes, and active improvement activities to maintain highly precise quality.」
The previous measures, including new-line construction, productivity improvement and automation, have been expanded to include thorough marketing, pursuit of fine-pitch plating technology and maintenance of highly precise quality, integrating the expansion of orders and sales with manufacturing improvements. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「To meet growing demand for components, the Group will pursue investments in automation and digitalization for plating and press processing, establish a more efficient new line at the Tohoku Division, the Group's largest production site, and concentrate mass-production functions there. It will also pursue improvements in partial-plating precision and reductions in material costs through tighter control of plating films, with the aim of further strengthening its earnings power.」
The previous activities centered on yield improvement and productivity gains have been made more specific through automation and digitalization, concentration of mass-production functions in a new line, and reductions in material costs through improvements in plating precision and plating-film control. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the nine-month period ended 31 December, the Group pursued active order-taking activities and expanded production lines at the Tohoku Division to meet strong demand for components, while working toward implementing the integration of production sites.」
The Group continued active order-taking activities in response to strong demand for components, expanded production lines at the Tohoku Division and pursued activities toward integrating production sites. No new completion stage was stated. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the six-month period ended 30 September, the Group expanded and stabilized operations on new lines at the Tohoku Division in preparation for increased orders for next-generation 5G products, for which demand is growing, and worked toward implementing the integration of production sites.」
The new lines at the Tohoku Division progressed from construction and preparation to expansion and stabilization of operations. Activities toward implementing the integration of production sites also continued. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, the Group built a new line at the Tohoku Plant to expand orders, primarily in the communications-related sector, in order to advance the measures decided in the previous fiscal year, pursued active order-taking activities and worked toward implementing the integration of production sites.」
The Group continued construction of a new line at the Tohoku Plant, order-taking activities in the communications-related sector and activities toward integrating production sites. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the nine-month period ended 31 December, the Group built a new line at the Tohoku Plant to expand orders, primarily in the communications-related sector, in order to advance the measures decided in the previous fiscal year, pursued active order-taking activities and worked toward implementing the integration of production sites.」
The Group continued construction of a new line at the Tohoku Plant, order-taking activities focused on the communications-related sector and activities toward integrating production sites. No new completion stage or measurable progress was stated. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In response to these circumstances, the Group built a new line at the Tohoku Plant to expand orders, primarily in the communications-related sector, which was on a recovery trend, pursued active order-taking activities and worked toward implementing the production-site integration decided in the previous fiscal year.」
The Group continued construction of a new line at the Tohoku Plant, order-taking activities focused on the communications-related sector and activities toward integrating production sites. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In response to these circumstances, the Group worked to build a new line at the Tohoku Plant in order to implement the production-site integration decided in the previous fiscal year, while also actively pursuing orders, primarily in the communications-related sector, which was on a recovery trend.」
The Group continued construction of a new line at the Tohoku Plant, order-taking activities focused on the communications-related sector and activities toward integrating production sites. No new completion stage or measurable progress was stated. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In response to these circumstances, the Group decided to reorganize its production sites by integrating the plating production function of the Suzukawa Plant into the Tohoku Plant to further improve productivity and rationalize operations, and consolidating the mass-production press function of the Hadano Plant at the Tohoku Plant to strengthen an integrated press-and-plating production system. It also made an upfront investment at the Tohoku Plant to build a new line for anticipated orders for new products.」
The productivity improvement and rationalization measures progressed to the implementation stage, including construction of a new line at the Tohoku Plant, integration of the Suzukawa Plant's plating function and consolidation of the Hadano Plant's press function. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In response to these circumstances, the Group decided to reorganize its production sites by making an upfront investment at the Tohoku Plant to build a new line for anticipated orders for new products, integrating the plating production function of the Suzukawa Plant into the Tohoku Plant to further improve productivity and rationalize operations, and consolidating the mass-production press function of the Hadano Plant at the Tohoku Plant to strengthen an integrated press-and-plating production system.」
The previous productivity improvement and rationalization measures progressed to a specific decision to reorganize production sites through upfront investment in a new line, integration of the Suzukawa Plant's functions and consolidation of the Hadano Plant's mass-production press function. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group identified expanding sales of growing markets and products and untapped markets, improving quality-control methods, strengthening production capacity and productivity, promoting integrated management including its overseas subsidiaries, and creating new businesses as key priorities, and worked toward achieving them.」
The focus on expanding sales in growing and untapped markets, quality control, stronger production capacity and productivity, integrated management and new businesses continued as key priorities. - FY2019-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group identified expanding sales of growing markets and products and untapped markets, improving quality-control methods, strengthening production capacity and productivity, promoting integrated management including its overseas subsidiaries, and creating new businesses as key priorities, and worked toward achieving them.」
The expression for expanding sales was made more specific and reorganized from the previous focus on “promoting order diversification” to “expanding sales of growing markets and products and untapped markets.” Quality control, production capacity and productivity, integrated management and new businesses remained key priorities. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group identified the diversification of orders, improvements in quality-control methods, stronger production capacity and productivity, integrated management including its overseas subsidiaries, and the launch of new businesses as key priorities, and worked actively to secure orders in response to strong demand for components.」
The policy of prioritizing order diversification, quality control, stronger production capacity and productivity, integrated management including overseas subsidiaries, new businesses and active sales activities continued. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group identified the diversification of orders, improvements in quality-control methods, stronger production capacity and productivity, integrated management including its overseas subsidiaries, and the launch of new businesses as key priorities, and worked actively to secure orders in response to strong demand for components.」
The focus on order diversification, quality control, stronger production capacity and productivity, integrated management, new businesses and active sales activities continued from the previous quarter as key priorities. - FY2018-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group identified the diversification of orders, improvements in quality-control methods, stronger production capacity and productivity, integrated management including its overseas subsidiaries, and the launch of new businesses as key priorities, and worked actively to secure orders in response to strong demand for components.」
The Group's focus was broadened from profitability improvement activities centered on yield improvement, productivity gains and expense reductions to key priorities including quality-control methods, order diversification, stronger production capacity, integrated management and new businesses. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group continued to pursue orders for its core products and measures undertaken since the previous fiscal year to improve yield, productivity and expenses, with the aim of establishing a stronger earnings base.」
The Group reiterated its policy of continuing order-taking activities for its core products and profitability improvement measures through yield improvement, productivity gains and expense reductions, with the aim of establishing a stronger earnings base. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group continued to pursue orders for its core products and measures undertaken since the previous fiscal year to improve yield, productivity and expenses, with the aim of establishing a stronger earnings base.」
The Group reiterated its policy of establishing a stronger earnings base through order-taking activities for its core products and continued yield improvement, productivity gains and expense reductions from the previous fiscal year. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group actively pursued orders, primarily for its core products, including products for smartphones and automotive applications, and continued the profitability improvement measures undertaken since the previous fiscal year, including yield improvement, productivity gains and expense reductions, in an effort to establish a stronger earnings base.」
The Group continued to pursue orders for its core products and measures to improve yield, productivity and expenses. No new measures or explicit level of achievement was stated. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group actively pursued orders, primarily for its core products, including products for smartphones and automotive applications, and continued the profitability improvement measures undertaken since the previous fiscal year, including yield improvement, productivity gains and expense reductions. As a result, it was able to secure consolidated operating income.」
In addition to continuing yield improvement, productivity gains and expense reductions from the previous fiscal year, the Group pursued orders for its core products and secured consolidated operating income. - FY2016AdvancedAnnual report
「To address the substantial decline in orders, the Group undertook profitability improvement initiatives, including yield improvement, productivity gains and expense reductions. Profitability improved from the third quarter, and the Group secured operating income in the fourth quarter, but this was insufficient to restore operating income for the full year.」
The Company described specific progress from measures to improve yield, productivity and expenses, including improved profitability from the third quarter and operating income secured in the fourth quarter. On the other hand, it stated that operating income had not recovered for the full year. - FY2016-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, the Group undertook profitability improvement initiatives, including yield improvement, productivity gains and expense reductions, to address the decline in orders, but these efforts were insufficient to offset the impact of the decline in orders.」
The Company explicitly identified profitability improvement initiatives targeting yield, productivity and expenses as measures to address the decline in orders. It also described yield improvement in the plating process in China and improvement activities and results in the same process in the Philippines.