Rebuilding a Simple, Easy-to-Sell Product Lineup and Production Management System
First written in FY2017. 7 of 16 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 7 of 56 companies on the "Worse" side.
40 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The inventory turnover period was 8.5 months, compared with 9.4 months in the previous fiscal year. This was mainly due to a ¥41.510 million reduction in inventory during the fiscal year. The company will continue working to return the period to a normal level, with a target of 6.0 months.」
The company reduced inventory by ¥41.510 million and shortened the turnover period from 9.4 months to 8.5 months. However, it remains above the target of 6.0 months. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「This was due to the higher proportion of products with relatively low cost ratios in the sales mix, as well as the cost-reduction efforts at the factory beginning to produce visible results.」
The factory’s cost-reduction efforts translated into a 1.5-percentage-point decline in the cost of sales ratio. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The inventory turnover period was 9.4 months, compared with 12.2 months in the previous fiscal year. This was mainly due to a ¥185.478 million reduction in inventory during the fiscal year. The company will continue working to return the period to a normal level, with a target of 6.0 months.」
The company reduced inventory by ¥185.478 million and shortened the turnover period from 12.2 months to 9.4 months. However, it remains above the target of 6.0 months. - FY2025-H1Higher cost of sales ratio due to inventory write-downs alongside cost-reduction measuresAnnual report
「In terms of profit, the cost of sales ratio increased by 0.2 percentage points from the previous interim accounting period. This was mainly due to partial write-downs of product and materials inventory, despite the factory’s cost-reduction efforts.」
Although the factory pursued cost reductions, partial write-downs of product and materials inventory caused the cost of sales ratio to increase by 0.2 percentage points year on year for the interim period. - FY2024Demand forecasting and raw material procurement management alongside increased inventory write-downsAnnual report
「In its operations, the company also worked on developing new base materials and advancing product development, continuously reducing manufacturing costs, improving the accuracy of demand forecasts and raw material procurement plans, operating and promoting its ISO quality management system, rigorously managing budgets versus actual expenses and reducing fixed costs, responding to the invoice system, and continuously strengthening compliance, among other initiatives.」
While advancing the development of new base materials and improving the accuracy of demand forecasts and raw material procurement plans, the company’s cost of sales ratio increased by 1.3 percentage points year on year due to higher inventory write-downs. - FY2024-Q3Partial shipment delays despite additional productionAnnual report
「The Lip Repair Cream, also newly launched in June 2023 as a lip treatment, also received strong orders. Although additional production was undertaken, some shipments could not be completed in time for September.」
Although additional production was undertaken to meet strong demand for the new product, some shipments could not be made by the scheduled time, and challenges in production and supply management continue. - FY2024-Q2Additional production of new products and partial shipment delaysAnnual report
「The Lip Repair Cream, also newly launched in June 2023 as a lip treatment, also received strong orders. Although additional production was undertaken, some shipments could not be completed in time for September.」
Although the company undertook additional production to meet strong demand for the new product, some shipments were delayed, and challenges in production and supply management continue. - FY2024-Q1Shipment delays due to demand for new productsAnnual report
「The Facial Cleansing Series Ivy Attracty, all products of which are quasi-drugs, received orders exceeding initial expectations. Production could not keep pace, causing some shipments to be pushed back to the second quarter.」
Production could not keep pace with orders for the new product that exceeded expectations, causing shipments to be pushed back to the following quarter. This is cited as a new development in demand forecasting and production management. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, the cost of sales ratio decreased by 2.1 percentage points from the same cumulative quarter of the previous year as production volumes recovered to normal levels.」
Production volumes recovered to normal levels, and the cost of sales ratio declined by 2.1 percentage points year on year. The company demonstrated concrete progress in production and cost management. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Amid rising raw material prices due to soaring resource prices and currency fluctuations, the company reviewed its procurement plans for each raw material and limited the increase in the manufacturing cost ratio to a modest rise from the cumulative period of the same quarter of the previous year.」
The company states that it reviewed procurement plans for each raw material in response to rising raw material prices and limited the increase in the manufacturing cost ratio to a marginal rise. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The company will improve the accuracy of demand forecasts for new and enhanced products, establish efficient procurement and production plans capable of reducing sales and inventory losses, and further improve product quality.」
The company continues to address demand forecasting, procurement and production planning, reducing sales and inventory losses, and improving quality. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As production volumes recovered to normal levels, the cost of sales ratio decreased by 13.5 percentage points compared with the same cumulative quarter of the previous year,」
Production volumes recovered to normal levels, resulting in concrete progress in production and cost management through a lower cost ratio. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The company needs to develop differentiated, high-performance products, improve the accuracy of demand forecasts for new and enhanced products, establish an efficient procurement and production system capable of reducing sales and inventory losses, and further improve product quality.」
The company continues to address the development of high-performance products, improved demand-forecast accuracy, more efficient procurement and production, and quality improvement. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The company will improve the accuracy of demand forecasts for new and enhanced products in coordination with various initiatives based on its sales strategy, establish an efficient procurement and production system capable of reducing sales losses and inventory losses, and further improve product quality.」
The company has given concrete form to the rebuilding of its existing product portfolio and production management system through improved demand-forecast accuracy, reduced sales and inventory losses, and more efficient procurement and production systems. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「As part of its product strategy, the company will promote the creation of a simple, easy-to-sell environment, develop product line-ups for each category and launch them on the market at appropriate times. At the same time, it will rebuild its production management system so that it can adequately meet the needs of the sales organisation and contribute to improved performance.」
The company continues to pursue a simple, easy-to-sell product portfolio and the rebuilding of its production management system. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「As part of its product strategy, the company will promote the creation of a simple, easy-to-sell environment, develop product line-ups for each category and launch them on the market at appropriate times. At the same time, it will rebuild its production management system so that it can adequately meet the needs of the sales organisation and contribute to improved performance.」
The company has identified as initiatives a simple, easy-to-sell line-up for each product category and the rebuilding of a production management system that meets demand from the sales organisation.