Productivity Improvements and Cost Reduction Through Review of Manufacturing Methods for Existing Products
First written in FY2016. 8 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2026.
88 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Efforts to shorten production times and streamline operations progressed and produced results across numerous products. To improve operational efficiency, the production division began trialing QR-code-based management of raw materials and products, which is expected to help prevent incorrect charging and shipment errors and reduce the workload. The R&D division is also evaluating the use of MI (Material Informatics) and other AI applications.」
Production time reductions and streamlining produced results across numerous products, while the company expanded its efforts to trial QR-code management and evaluate the use of MI and AI. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The company stated that it would prioritize consolidated operating profit by product, and on the sales side proceeded to review product selling prices to correct profitability, while on the production side it achieved cost reductions through process reviews and other streamlining measures across numerous products.」
The company prioritized operating profit by product, reviewed product selling prices, and reduced costs by streamlining processes, with results confirmed. It also indicated that there was still room to improve profitability awareness and that these efforts would continue to be strengthened. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of its production streamlining efforts, the company achieved results including shorter production process times and reduced wastewater for electronic information materials, as well as greater production efficiency for cosmetic ingredient products.」
Results were achieved in shortening production process times, reducing wastewater, and improving production efficiency for cosmetic ingredient products. The previous efforts to review and streamline manufacturing methods have expanded across multiple fields. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The company advanced scale-up associated with larger manufacturing equipment, labor saving and manpower reduction through DCS (distributed control systems), shortening manufacturing processes, optimizing production sites and equipment, and investment for production streamlining. It explained that the issues identified when the plan was established were mostly completed and had progressed steadily.」
The company advanced larger-scale equipment, DCS, labor saving and manpower reduction, shorter processes, and optimization of production sites and equipment. It explained that most of the productivity improvement issues identified when the plan was established had been completed. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Reviewing the manufacturing methods for existing products and streamlining processes have produced significant results in areas including cosmetic ingredients, solvents, and petroleum additives. Investment in necessary facilities, including additional storage tanks at the Kashima Plant, is also progressing sequentially. The company will continue and strengthen these efforts from the next fiscal year onward.」
Reviewing manufacturing methods for existing products and streamlining processes produced significant results in cosmetic ingredients, solvents, and petroleum additives, while capital investment including additional storage tanks at the Kashima Plant also progressed. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding “② Improving productivity and reducing costs by reviewing and streamlining the manufacturing methods for existing products,” some of the major streamlining themes undertaken produced results and were commercialized, but progress was delayed on more than half of the themes. Although their realization was coming into view, they had not yet produced commercial results.」
Some of the major streamlining themes produced commercial results, while progress on more than half of the themes was delayed, leaving the overall initiative incomplete. Under the new medium-term management plan, productivity improvement through investment in automation and labor saving is identified as the highest-priority issue. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In Japan, efforts to reduce production costs by reviewing the manufacturing methods for existing products and streamlining processes are beginning to produce results, and the company will expand these efforts further.」
Efforts to reduce costs by reviewing the manufacturing methods for existing products and streamlining processes were beginning to produce results, and the company indicated its intention to expand these efforts. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「② Improving productivity and reducing costs by reviewing and streamlining the manufacturing methods for existing products」
The company explicitly identified reviewing and streamlining the manufacturing methods for existing products as measures to be taken.