Concentration of sourcing and production management at 株式会社サカタ
First written in FY2019. 2 of 6 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2026.
Studio Atao moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 4 years after the typical company in this theme (2021).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 20 of 63 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「For reasons including production efficiency and production management, we outsource to 株式会社サカタ the work of coordinating production facilities (manufacturers), materials suppliers, leather suppliers and others. In the fiscal year ended February 2026, the proportion of products procured through the company accounted for 29.3% of total procurement. In the same fiscal year, products procured from 有限会社丸秀 accounted for 62.9% of total procurement.」
The proportion of purchases made through 株式会社サカタ fell from 86.7% previously to 29.3%, while purchases from 有限会社丸秀 newly accounted for a substantial 62.9%, changing the composition of procurement concentration risk. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「For reasons including production efficiency and production management, we outsource to 株式会社サカタ the work of coordinating production facilities (manufacturers), materials suppliers, leather suppliers and others. In the fiscal year ended February 2025, the proportion of products procured through the company accounted for 86.7% of total procurement.」
The proportion of purchases made through 株式会社サカタ rose from 82.7% previously to 86.7%, indicating that the concentration of procurement and production management is rising again. Measures to reduce risk by securing alternative suppliers and switching to direct contracts remain in place. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「In the fiscal year ended February 2024, the proportion of products procured through the company accounted for 82.7% of total procurement. We are working to reduce risk by establishing relationships that enable us to secure suppliers capable of replacing the company and switch to direct contracts with each production facility and other supplier.」
The proportion of purchases made through 株式会社サカタ fell from 91.8% in the fiscal year ended February 2022 to 82.7%, while measures to reduce risk by securing alternative suppliers and switching to direct contracts remain in place. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「From the standpoint of production efficiency and production management, the Group outsources to Sakata Co., Ltd. the coordination of production factories (manufacturers), materials suppliers, leather suppliers and others. The percentage of products procured through the company was 91.8% of the total in the fiscal year ended February 2022.」
The proportion of purchases made through 株式会社サカタ rose from 84.0% in the fiscal year ended February 2021 to 91.8%, indicating that the concentration of procurement and production management is rising again. The policy of reducing risk by securing alternative suppliers and switching to direct contracts remains in place. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「From the standpoint of production efficiency and production management, the Group outsources to Sakata Co., Ltd. the coordination of production factories (manufacturers), materials suppliers, leather suppliers and others. The percentage of products procured through the company was 84.0% of the total in the fiscal year ended February 2021. The Group seeks to mitigate this risk by securing alternative business partners and building relationships that enable a transition to direct contracts with individual production factories and other suppliers.」
The percentage of procurement conducted through Sakata Co., Ltd. declined from 96.6% in the fiscal year ended February 2019 to 84.0% in the fiscal year ended February 2021, while the Group progressed efforts to secure alternative business partners and transition to direct contracts with production factories. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「From the standpoint of production efficiency and production management, the Group outsources to Sakata Co., Ltd. the coordination of production factories (manufacturers), materials suppliers, leather suppliers and others. The percentage of products procured through the company was 96.6% of the total in the fiscal year ended February 2019.」
Notes that 96.6% of procurement was conducted through Sakata Co., Ltd., identifying the potential impact of an inability to maintain stable procurement as a risk.