Strengthening the Global Production System and Sharing Production Equipment
First written in FY2019-Q1. 19 of 21 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-09-29.
90 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Against the backdrop of tariff measures in North America, major automakers were expanding production in North America and restructuring their supply chains. We were therefore required to negotiate the pass-through of higher prices, review distribution channels, and consider local sourcing.」
The disclosure describes adjustments to the global production and sourcing structure in response to tariffs and supply-chain restructuring, including negotiations to pass through higher prices, reviews of distribution channels, and consideration of local sourcing. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Although domestic operations were affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake and shipment suspensions by certain manufacturers, net sales were ¥35,771 million (¥35,159 million in the previous consolidated fiscal year) and operating profit was ¥3,808 million (¥3,452 million in the previous consolidated fiscal year), supported by passing higher raw-material and wage costs on to customers, increased exports to North America including production transfers to Japan, and further yen depreciation.」
The disclosure cites increased exports to North America, including production transfers to Japan, and states that the Japan segment reported higher net sales and operating profit. The global production structure is being operated with further complementary production across sites. - FY2024-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Asia In addition to easing shortages of semiconductors and other components, increased sales to North America through optimal production within the Group resulted in net sales of ¥12,382 million (¥10,588 million in the same period of the previous year) and operating profit of ¥1,957 million (¥1,538 million in the same period of the previous year).」
Easing shortages of semiconductors and other components and increased sales to North America through optimal production within the Group resulted in year-on-year growth in Asian net sales and operating profit. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Asia In addition to easing shortages of semiconductors and other components, increased sales to North America through optimal production within the Group resulted in net sales of ¥6,406 million (¥5,329 million in the same quarter of the previous year) and operating profit of ¥1,142 million (¥794 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
Increased sales to North America through optimal production within the Group translated into higher Asian net sales and operating profit, indicating progress in complementary production across sites. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, NICHIRIN MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. was established and newly included as a consolidated subsidiary.」
A Mexican subsidiary was established in fiscal 2023, expanding the geographic scope of the overseas production and sales structure. The disclosure also states that production transfers from North America to Asia continued to expand at existing sites. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Asia As shortages of semiconductors and other components eased and production transfers from North America continued to expand, net sales were ¥16,732 million (¥14,256 million in the same quarter of the previous year) and operating profit was ¥2,569 million (¥2,264 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
In addition to easing shortages of semiconductors and other components, expanded production transfers from North America to Asia lifted Asian net sales and operating profit above the prior-year period. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In North America, net sales were ¥6,376 million (¥4,998 million in the same quarter of the previous year), supported by a recovery in personal consumption and improved supplies of semiconductors and other components. Operating profit was ¥578 million (¥10 million in the same quarter of the previous year), owing to the transfer of some production to Japan and Asia to address labor shortages and rising labor costs, as well as lower logistics costs.」
Some North American production was transferred to Japan and Asia, and operating profit improved from ¥10 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥578 million, helped by lower logistics costs. Complementary production across sites is described as having contributed to actual results. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite constraints from these external factors, the group worked to make effective use of its supply chain, strengthen coordination among sites and establish optimal production locations and systems. As a result, operating results for the current period recovered to pre-COVID-19 levels.」
We describe progress in operating an optimal production structure through effective use of the supply chain and coordination across sites, with performance recovering to pre-COVID-19 levels. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the North American market, production was recovering despite supply shortages of semiconductors and other components and disruptions to logistics networks, resulting in net sales of ¥2,524 million (¥2,484 million in the same quarter of the previous year). Some production was transferred to Japan and Asia because of labor shortages and rising labor costs, resulting in operating income of ¥143 million (¥31 million).」
To address labor shortages and rising labor costs, we changed some North American production to Japan and Asia. Through complementary production across sites, North American operating profit improved from ¥31 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥143 million. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Amid the prolonged economic impact of the novel coronavirus disease (hereinafter, COVID-19), our Group worked during the fiscal year on the NICHIRIN New Sustainable Development Plan, a medium-term management plan beginning in 2021. As raw-material and logistics costs increased and labor shortages and higher labor costs continued, we responded, taking into account foreign-exchange trends toward a weaker yen, by reviewing and changing the Group's production sites to optimize sourcing and fulfill our responsibility to supply customers even while Asian sites were under lockdown.」
We describe progress in operations to continue supplying customers even while Asian sites were under lockdown, through the review and modification of Group production sites and optimal sourcing. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Results in the European market were recovering from the previous year, which was affected by COVID-19, but automakers were forced to reduce production because of the semiconductor shortage. Net sales were ¥3,948 million (¥3,319 million in the same quarter of the previous year). Profitability improved through the use of a contract manufacturing plant in Bulgaria and optimized sourcing from group companies, but higher logistics costs resulted in an operating loss of ¥46 million (an operating loss of ¥242 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
We reduced the European operating loss year on year by using a contract plant in Bulgaria and implementing complementary operations across sites through optimal sourcing from group companies. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the European market, customer production was also recovering, resulting in net sales of ¥1,637 million (¥1,487 million in the same quarter of the previous year). Productivity improvements at the Spanish subsidiary and optimized sourcing from the company and its Asian subsidiaries resulted in operating income of ¥40 million (an operating loss of ¥42 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
We improved profitability in the European business by implementing complementary operations across sites, including optimal sourcing from our company and Asian subsidiaries, together with productivity improvements at the Spanish subsidiary. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「In North America, net sales declined significantly, but workforce reductions, measures to avoid additional tariffs on imports from China and manufacturing improvements at the Mexican subsidiary produced significant benefits.」
The Company continues to describe its policy and progress in adjusting the production system amid declining demand through coordination among sites in North America, China and elsewhere, productivity improvements and changes in sourcing. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Group's sites in North America and China, order recovery remained firm. In terms of profitability, the Group rapidly implemented complementary production among group companies and productivity improvements, resulting in an improvement from an operating loss in the first six months to operating income in the first nine months.」
The Group rapidly implemented complementary production among group companies and productivity improvements in North America and China, improving from an operating loss in the first six months to operating income in the first nine months. The disclosure describes concrete progress in operating the global production system. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the current consolidated fiscal year, the transfer of production had been completed and production at SNA had ceased.」
The transfer of production to the new Chinese company was completed, bringing the development of the global production system, including equipment sharing and reallocation among sites, to a concrete completion stage. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Nichirin Coupler Tech Mexico S.A. Mexico Chihuahua State North America Factory building expansion 291 September 2019」
Expansion of the plant building at the Mexico site was completed in September 2019, adding a concrete completion milestone for overseas production capacity expansion. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the Company completed the land acquisition and plant construction for the new company 蘇州日輪汽車部件有限公司 and decided to begin transferring production from the end of August 2019. Completion of the production transfer and the shutdown of production at 上海日輪汽車配件有限公司 were expected by the end of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
Completion of plant construction at the new Chinese company and the timing of the start of production transfer from Shanghai were specified, advancing the development of a global production system combining overseas sites. - FY2019-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Under its policy of further advancing its global business expansion, the Group has increased the proportion of overseas sales year after year and is expanding overseas production capacity. Planned investments in overseas facilities include the start of production at the new Chinese company and the start of operations on a new production line at the Vietnamese subsidiary's main plant in 2019. In addition, under its global production system, the Group has begun relocating and reallocating equipment among sites through equipment sharing to offset fluctuations in global demand, and expects stable operations at its domestic plants.」
The Company stated for the first time its policy of expanding overseas production capacity, starting operations at the new Chinese company and the new Vietnamese plant line, and sharing, relocating and reallocating equipment among sites to offset fluctuations in demand.