Rebuilding the Manufacturing Foundation
First written in FY2020. 8 of 11 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「We will also work to automate, reduce labor requirements and improve efficiency through the active introduction of production machinery and equipment, with the aim of building a safe, secure and sustainable production system suited to the times and improving the production environment based on the existing 24-hour shift system.」
The rebuilding of the manufacturing foundation has been translated into specific measures, including equipment investment, automation, labor reduction and efficiency improvements to enhance quality, safety and cost competitiveness and improve the 24-hour shift production environment. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, our group continued to actively pursue sales activities while all employees focused on preventing the spread of COVID-19, and continued to promote fundamental reforms at all locations, including revising selling prices in line with increases in raw material and other costs, improving quality, increasing productivity and reducing costs, in order to strengthen the company’s operating foundation and improve profitability.」
We have reconfirmed that fundamental reforms, including quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction, continue at all locations to strengthen the Company's corporate structure. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「We will reliably pass on our manufacturing DNA, establish world-class global quality, create an uncompromisingly safe working environment and achieve cost competitiveness that others cannot match, while also creating customized production processes and strengthening our in-house manufacturing capabilities.」
The stated scope of the manufacturing foundation has been broadened to include customized production processes and stronger in-house manufacturing capabilities, in addition to passing on existing know-how and skills, quality, safety and cost competitiveness. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, while all employees focused on preventing COVID-19 infections, the Group actively pursued sales activities and promoted fundamental reforms, including revising sales prices to reflect higher raw-material and other costs, and quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction at all locations, to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability. However, the impact of sluggish sales volumes due to the spread of COVID-19 infections and other factors, together with higher raw-material and fuel prices, greatly exceeded initial expectations, and the effect on results was limited.」
This reconfirms that fundamental reforms, including quality improvements, higher productivity and cost reductions, continue at all locations to strengthen the company’s operating foundation. However, the effect on performance is considered limited. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, while all employees focused on preventing COVID-19 infections, the Group continued its sales activities and promoted fundamental reforms, including revising sales prices to reflect higher raw-material and other costs, and quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction at all locations, to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability. However, the impact of sluggish sales volumes due to the spread of COVID-19 infections and other factors, together with higher raw-material and fuel prices, greatly exceeded initial expectations, and the effect on results was limited.」
This reconfirms that fundamental reforms, including quality improvements, higher productivity and cost reductions, continue at all locations to strengthen the company’s operating foundation. However, the effect on performance is considered limited. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, while all employees focused on preventing infection, the Group continued its sales activities and promoted fundamental reforms, including quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction, at all locations to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability. However, the impact on results was limited.」
This reconfirms that fundamental reforms, including quality improvements, higher productivity and cost reductions, continue at all locations. However, the impact on performance is considered limited. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「We will reliably pass on our manufacturing DNA, establish world-class global quality, create an uncompromisingly safe working environment and achieve cost competitiveness that others cannot match.」
This reconfirms the policy of rebuilding the foundation as an integrated platform for passing on manufacturing know-how and skills, global quality, a safe working environment and cost competitiveness. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, while all employees focused on preventing infection, the Group continued its sales activities and promoted fundamental reforms, including quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction, at all locations to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability. However, the impact on results was limited.」
This reconfirms that fundamental reforms, including quality improvements, higher productivity and cost reductions, continue at all locations. However, the impact on performance is considered limited. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「While all employees focused on preventing infection, the company continued its sales activities and promoted fundamental reforms, including quality improvement, productivity enhancement and cost reduction, at all locations to strengthen its corporate structure and improve profitability. However, their contribution to results was limited.」
This reconfirms that fundamental reforms, including quality improvements, higher productivity and cost reductions, continue at all locations. However, the contribution to performance during the cumulative period of the current quarter is considered limited. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, our group continued to promote sales initiatives while all employees focused on preventing the spread of infection, and pursued fundamental reforms at all locations, including quality improvements, higher productivity and cost reductions, to strengthen the company’s operating foundation and improve profitability. However, the contribution to performance was limited.」
It states that fundamental reforms, including quality improvements, higher productivity and cost reductions, are being pursued at all locations, reconfirming the policy of strengthening the manufacturing foundation. However, the contribution to performance is considered limited. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「We will reliably pass on our manufacturing DNA, establish world-class global quality, create an uncompromisingly safe working environment and achieve cost competitiveness that others cannot match.」
Taking the company’s 70th anniversary as an opportunity, it newly sets out measures to rebuild as an integrated foundation its manufacturing know-how and skills, global quality, safety environment and cost competitiveness.