Achieving zero stockouts
First written in FY2018. 8 of 15 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Jichodo moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2026MaterialisedAnnual report
「The company made eliminating stockouts and delivery delays a priority, but was unable to resolve them completely, resulting in lost sales opportunities caused by stockouts and delivery delays and a decline in trust among distributors and users.」
While seeking to achieve zero stockouts and "Fully Stocked 自重堂," the company was unable to eliminate the issue completely despite using air freight and new partner factories, resulting in lost sales opportunities and lower trust throughout the fiscal year. - FY2026-H1MaterialisedAnnual report
「As a result, inventory has gradually become available, but some products remain out of stock, resulting in lost sales opportunities.」
Despite the company's ongoing efforts to achieve zero stockouts, some products continue to be out of stock and cause lost sales opportunities even as inventory recovers. - FY2025MaterialisedAnnual report
「As a result, some products went out of stock and delivery delays occurred, causing inconvenience to our distributors and users.」
Despite the company's ongoing zero-stockout initiative, some products actually went out of stock and experienced delivery delays in FY2025, resulting in lost sales opportunities. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「As products became unavailable and deliveries to distributors and users proved difficult due to delivery delays caused by China's zero-COVID policy and other factors, the company minimized the impact of the delays through its ample inventory,」
Building on its track record of minimizing the impact of delivery delays through ample inventory despite supply disruptions in China, the company made progress in its efforts to reduce stockouts and lost sales opportunities. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Amid frequent delivery delays caused by disruptions to production and logistics in China, the company is using its inventory and supply capacity, which enable it to provide users with the products they need, in the quantities and at the times required,」
Even amid frequent delivery delays caused by disruptions to production and logistics in China, the company continues to demonstrate its inventory and supply capacity to provide products in the required quantities and at the required times as a means of limiting stockouts. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As products became unavailable and deliveries to distributors and users proved difficult due to delivery delays caused by China's zero-COVID policy and other factors, the company minimized the impact of the delays through its ample inventory,」
Regarding the "Fully Stocked 自重堂" initiative to limit stockouts and delivery delays, the company reported the concrete result that its ample inventory minimized the impact of delivery delays in China. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, as "Fully Stocked 自重堂," where ordered products are always readily available, the company continues to improve the accuracy of its inventory forecasting system and reduce inventory while limiting stockouts,」
Toward zero stockouts, the company continues to improve the accuracy of its inventory forecasting system, reduce inventory and prevent stockouts. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company actively promoted its overall capabilities, including its inventory strength and customer follow-up capabilities, as "Fully Stocked 自重堂," where ordered products are always readily available, and worked to win contracts.」
The company continues its "Fully Stocked 自重堂" initiative, centered on inventory strength and customer follow-up capabilities that enable products to be made available immediately. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「We will introduce automation functions into the inventory forecasting system revamped last fiscal year, improve the accuracy of inventory forecasts, and build and strengthen a system that avoids stockouts while reducing inventories.」
The company has specified concrete measures for its zero-stockout initiative, including introducing automation, improving inventory forecasting accuracy, and balancing inventory reduction with stockout prevention. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「A partner factory in China entrusted with production was temporarily closed, causing delivery delays for some products, but the ample inventory strategically built up meant that almost no sales opportunities were lost.」
Although delivery delays occurred due to the temporary closure of a partner factory in China, the company explained that its ample inventory almost entirely prevented lost sales opportunities. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「To ensure that distributors and users do not experience inconvenience from stockouts or delivery delays, the company is using its strategically increased inventory as a strength under the banner of "Fully Stocked 自重堂,"」
The company continues its efforts to avoid stockouts and delivery delays through the policy of "Fully Stocked 自重堂" and increased inventory. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We have worked to expand sales and profits by conducting proactive sales activities under the “JICHODO with everything in stock” concept, supported by ample inventory, while strengthening sales promotion through advertising and promotional activities.」
The company continues its efforts under the banner of "Fully Stocked 自重堂" to limit stockouts and lost sales opportunities, centered on ample inventory and proactive sales activities. This also helped the company respond to front-loaded demand ahead of the consumption tax increase. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Using its ample inventory as a strength, the company will work to restore the trust of distributors and users by positioning itself as "Fully Stocked 自重堂," capable of responding immediately to orders, and will seek to expand sales and profit.」
To reduce stockouts and lost sales opportunities, the company continues its efforts under the banner of "Fully Stocked 自重堂," centered on ample inventory and immediate response to orders. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As products went out of stock frequently in the previous fiscal year, causing considerable inconvenience to distributors and users, the company increased inventory in the current fiscal year under the slogan "The Return of Fully Stocked 自重堂" and worked to reduce lost sales opportunities.」
The company continues its efforts to reduce stockouts and lost sales opportunities following the previous year's shortages, using the slogan "The Return of Fully Stocked 自重堂" and increased inventory. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「Going forward, the company will further strengthen and enhance its inventory forecasting system and product delivery-date system with the aim of eliminating stockouts, while working to improve customer service and reduce lost sales opportunities.」
Following stockouts during the spring-summer 2018 selling season, the company set an explicit goal of zero stockouts for the first time, along with stronger inventory forecasting and delivery-date systems as the means of achieving it.