Improving production efficiency and quality
First written in FY2016. 20 of 27 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-11-12.
96 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-11-12AdvancedResults
「当社グループは、中期経営計画２年目として、生産性向上および収益力強化に向けた施策を推進いたしました。」
生産性向上を中期経営計画2年目の施策として継続し、自動車製品関連事業ではセグメント利益が前年同期比20.3％増となっている。 - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Segment profit was ¥3.429 billion, down 1.8% year on year, due to R&D expenses and investment expenses for improving and streamlining the production system.」
Efforts to improve and streamline the production system are continuing, but R&D expenses and investment expenses affected profit in the automotive products-related business. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, our group promoted business strategies such as optimizing its product portfolio and fundamentally improving productivity, while focusing on strengthening its management foundation and working to sustainably enhance corporate value, based on the medium-term management plan launched in the current fiscal year, for which the fiscal year ending March 2030 is the final year.」
Fundamental productivity improvements continue as a business strategy under the new medium-term management plan. No new milestones, such as the completion of specific facilities, are described. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, segment profit was ¥3.493 billion, up 1.6% year on year, as a result of promoting sales price reviews and cost and expense reduction initiatives.」
In the automotive products-related business, segment profit increased 1.6% year on year through production and cost improvement measures while revenue declined 4.0% year on year. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, although revenue declined, segment profit was ¥1.38 billion, up 13.0% year on year, supported by improved profitability from more efficient and streamlined production systems and ongoing cost and expense reduction initiatives.」
In the automotive products-related business, segment profit increased 13.0% year on year despite lower revenue, due to more efficient and streamlined production systems and reductions in costs and expenses. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, although the company reviewed the sales prices of some products and continued to promote cost and expense reduction measures, operating profit was ¥2 million, down 98.1% year on year, due to the significant impact of higher raw material and energy prices and other factors.」
We continue to pursue cost and expense reduction initiatives, but were unable to offset the impact of soaring raw material and energy prices, and operating profit declined substantially. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「While working to establish an efficient production system, we are continuously pursuing fundamental improvements in manufacturing to strengthen our earnings power.」
We are maintaining our policy of establishing an efficient production system and pursuing fundamental manufacturing improvements. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, segment profit was ¥419 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥151 million in the year-earlier period, as the recovery in revenue and the cost and expense reduction initiatives produced some results, although the impact of soaring raw material prices and other factors remained.」
It is stated that cost and expense reduction initiatives continued in the automotive products-related business and produced some results, but the impact of soaring raw material prices and other factors remains. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, although the company promoted ongoing cost and expense reduction measures, it was affected by higher raw material prices and other factors.」
We continue to pursue Group-wide cost and expense reduction initiatives, but the impact of soaring raw material prices and other factors remains. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to the recovery in revenue, the company promoted ongoing cost and expense reduction measures, while being affected to some extent by higher raw material prices and other factors.」
We are reaffirming our continued cost and expense reduction initiatives related to efficiency improvements. - FY2021RaisedAnnual report
「Recognizing that “safety” and “quality” are fundamental to manufacturing and the highest-priority issues to address for sustainable corporate growth, we will create safe workplaces where employees can work with confidence, with safety as our top priority, and pursue zero customer complaints across the Group through rigorous quality control and continuous quality improvement activities undertaken as one group.」
In addition to existing quality improvement measures, the company has explicitly stated its commitment to creating workplaces where safety comes first and pursuing “zero customer complaints,” broadening the scope of its commitment to quality and safety. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although the group reviewed its business activities and actively and continuously pursued cost and expense reduction measures, it was unable to offset the decline in revenue.」
We continue to pursue efficiency measures through a Group-wide review of business activities and reductions in costs and expenses, but these have not offset the impact of lower revenue. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although all Group companies actively and continuously reviewed their business activities and pursued cost and expense reduction initiatives,」
We are reaffirming efficiency measures involving a Group-wide review of business activities and continued reductions in costs and expenses. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although all Group companies actively and continuously reviewed their business activities and pursued cost and expense reduction initiatives,」
We are reaffirming the Group-wide review of business activities and initiatives to improve productivity and efficiency and reduce expenses. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「We will promote quality improvements through rigorous adherence to basic procedures, identification of root causes through the “Why-Why” approach and implementation of permanent corrective measures.」
We continue to pursue quality improvements through adherence to basic procedures, root-cause analysis and permanent corrective measures. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「For this segment, despite lower prices for certain raw materials and the implementation of expense reduction measures, revenue declined substantially, resulting in performance below the year-earlier level.」
In the automotive products-related business, we implemented measures to benefit from lower prices for certain raw materials and reduce expenses, but business performance fell below the year-earlier level due to the impact of lower revenue. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「For this segment, revenue was roughly in line with the year-earlier level, while segment profit exceeded the year-earlier level due to lower prices for certain raw materials and the implementation of expense reduction measures. By product category, sales of the core sound-absorbing and sound-insulating materials continued to grow, increasing 2.8% year on year. Sales of coating materials such as anticorrosion coatings exceeded the year-earlier level due to changes in market structure and product mix, while sales of vibration-damping materials, molds and other products fell below the year-earlier level. As a result, segment revenue was ¥20.545 billion, down 0.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥1.159 billion, up 14.7% year on year.」
In the automotive products-related business, segment profit increased 14.7% while revenue declined only 0.3% year on year, supported by lower prices for certain raw materials and the implementation of expense reduction measures. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Although revenue increased to some extent, efforts to improve production efficiency are ongoing, and segment profit margin did not improve.」
It is stated that production efficiency improvements are continuing in the automotive products-related business, but the segment profit margin did not improve during the period. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「For this segment, revenue exceeded the year-earlier level as orders increased in Japan and overseas, mainly for new parts. Although efforts were made to improve production efficiency, segment profit was below the year-earlier level because the cost of sales remained high.」
We are reaffirming our policy of improving production efficiency in the automotive products-related business, but segment profit fell below the year-earlier level because the cost of sales remained high. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For this segment, revenue exceeded the year-earlier level as orders increased in Japan and overseas, mainly for new parts. Although efforts were made to improve production efficiency, segment profit was below the year-earlier level because the cost of sales remained high.」
We are reaffirming our efforts to improve production efficiency in the automotive products-related business, but segment profit fell below the year-earlier level because the cost of sales remained high. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, operating profit was ¥539 million, up 17.8% year on year, as a result of efforts to reduce manufacturing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses, in addition to the effect of higher sales.」
The productivity improvement initiatives specifically include reducing manufacturing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses, and operating profit increased 17.8% year on year. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「• Further improving quality We will promote quality improvements through rigorous adherence to basic procedures, identification of root causes through the “Why-Why” approach and implementation of permanent corrective measures.」
We are reaffirming the quality improvement measures of adhering to basic procedures, identifying root causes and implementing permanent corrective measures. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, we worked to improve productivity in response to higher sales, but operating profit was ¥2.3 billion, up 6.0% year on year, due to higher raw material prices, costs related to the launch of production for new parts and increased fixed costs.」
We are reaffirming our policy of improving productivity in response to higher sales. Although operating profit increased 6.0% year on year, the impact of higher raw material prices, costs related to the launch of production for new parts and increased fixed costs is also described. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, we worked to improve productivity in response to higher sales, but operating profit was ¥1,238 million, down 1.8% year on year, due to higher raw material prices, the launch of production for new parts and increased fixed costs.」
We are reaffirming our policy of improving productivity in response to higher sales, but no specific new measures are described. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, we worked to improve productivity in addition to increasing sales, but operating profit was ¥458 million, up 5.9% year on year, due to higher raw material costs and increased fixed costs.」
We are reaffirming our policy of improving productivity, but no specific new measures or changes to the organizational structure are described. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「We will review our factory production systems and further promote efficiency, while establishing higher quality through rigorous adherence to basic procedures, identification of root causes through “Why-Why” analysis and implementation of permanent corrective measures.」
We are reiterating the initiatives to improve quality through a review of the factory structure, production efficiency improvements, root-cause analysis and permanent corrective measures. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We will review our factory production systems and further promote efficiency, while establishing higher quality through rigorous adherence to basic procedures, identification of root causes through the “Why-Why” approach and implementation of permanent corrective measures.」
We are using a review of the factory structure, root-cause analysis and permanent corrective measures as the means to achieve this.