Productivity and Cost Improvements through the Company-Wide Rollout of NNPS
First written in FY2016. 15 of 30 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
90 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the production division, the company vigorously expanded NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) improvement activities, focusing not only on improving productivity and reducing costs but also on establishing a flexible production system capable of responding to increases and decreases in demand. It also worked on practical NNPS training aimed at improving shop-floor capabilities.」
In addition to improving productivity and reducing costs through NNPS, the company expanded its efforts to establish a flexible production system capable of responding to demand fluctuations and provide practical training. It explained that reductions in raw material and energy consumption limited the increase in manufacturing costs to ¥60 million from ¥200 million in the previous fiscal year. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Under its strategy to strengthen its operating base, the company is implementing initiatives to reduce costs and stabilise quality. During the first half, it strongly promoted cost reductions through NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) improvement activities, including productivity improvements, reductions in raw material and energy consumption, manufacturing-cost reductions through lower outsourcing costs, and lower logistics costs through improved transport efficiency, implementing measures to secure earnings even in a difficult business environment.」
During the first half, the company continued to reduce costs through NNPS improvement activities by improving productivity, reducing raw material and energy consumption and outsourcing costs, and improving transport efficiency. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「There were ¥1.09 billion in factors driving up costs, including higher costs resulting from lower production, but productivity improvements through NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) limited the increase to ¥880 million.」
The company quantified the effect, explaining that productivity improvements through NNPS limited the ¥1.09 billion in cost-increase factors to an ¥880 million increase. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the production division, the company reviewed staff allocation and mechanised manual processes to reduce outsourcing costs through NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) improvement activities. To address the 2024 logistics issues, it also focused on responding to regulations on truck drivers’ overtime and waiting times by establishing transport hubs for secondary deliveries, developing sea transport routes, and sharing information with carriers at each stage from order acceptance through shipment.」
As measures under its NNPS improvement activities, the company reviewed staff allocation and mechanised manual processes, while advancing logistics measures combining transport hubs, sea transport routes and information sharing with carriers. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the production division, to meet strong demand for extruded cement panels, the company promoted improvement activities through NNPS (Nozawa New Production System), focused on increasing output, continued working to use raw materials and energy efficiently, and worked to reduce costs.」
To meet strong demand, the company continues to increase output through NNPS improvement activities, use raw materials and energy efficiently, and reduce costs. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「To strengthen the company’s ability to withstand these cost increases, the company further expanded cost reductions through NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) improvement activities at its plants, generating an effect of ¥180 million.」
The company explained that it strengthened NNPS improvement activities and recorded ¥180 million in cost-reduction benefits. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, despite the impact of lower revenue, efforts to improve productivity at the plants and implement company-wide cost reductions, among other factors, resulted in operating profit of ¥1.584 billion, up 9.6% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥1.726 billion, up 15.8%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1.483 billion, up 100.5%.」
As a result of improving plant productivity and implementing company-wide cost reductions, operating profit was ¥1.584 billion, ordinary profit was ¥1.726 billion and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1.483 billion, each higher year on year. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, despite the impact of lower revenue, company-wide cost reductions lowered the cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses, among other factors, resulting in operating profit of ¥1.061 billion, up 14.5% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥1.191 billion, up 26.5%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1.105 billion, up 113.1%, owing in part to the recognition of extraordinary income and losses associated with the liquidation of a consolidated subsidiary in China.」
Company-wide cost reductions lowered the cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses, resulting in operating profit up 14.5%, ordinary profit up 26.5% and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent up 113.1%. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, although sales of the core extruded cement products declined owing to the impact of COVID-19, company-wide cost reductions reduced the cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses, among other factors, resulting in operating profit of ¥416 million, up 12.0% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥476 million, up 22.0%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥375 million, up 53.0%.」
Company-wide cost reductions lowered the cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses, resulting in year-on-year increases in operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In the production division, the company worked to improve productivity and quality, reduce costs and secure stable supplies of materials through NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) improvement activities.」
The company continued to improve productivity and quality and reduce costs through NNPS improvement activities, resulting in full-year operating profit increasing 53.7% from the previous fiscal year. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To achieve these objectives, based on the fundamental principles of “safety first, compliance with laws and regulations, respect for human rights, and environmental conservation,” we believe that steadily implementing the medium- to long-term plan and NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) activities, the two pillars of our management, will enable us to make effective use of our management resources, maintain and develop good relationships with our various stakeholders, and enhance the corporate value of our company and group companies as well as the common interests of shareholders.」
The company is reaffirming its policy of steadily implementing NNPS activities as a management pillar alongside its medium- to long-term plan. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the production division, the company worked to maintain normal operations at its production plants through various measures to address the infectious disease, while also working to improve productivity and quality and reduce costs through NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) improvement activities.」
While working to maintain normal operations even during the infectious disease, the company continues to improve productivity and quality and reduce costs through NNPS improvement activities. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「By steadily implementing the medium- to long-term plan and NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) activities, the two pillars of the company’s management, we believe we can make effective use of our management resources, maintain and develop good relationships with our various stakeholders, and enhance the corporate value of the company and its group companies as well as the common interests of shareholders.」
The company is reaffirming its policy of steadily implementing NNPS activities as a management pillar alongside its medium- to long-term plan. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「By steadily implementing the medium- to long-term plan and NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) activities, the two pillars of the company’s management, we believe we can make effective use of our management resources, maintain and develop good relationships with our various stakeholders, and enhance the corporate value of the company and its group companies as well as the common interests of shareholders.」
The company is reaffirming its policy of steadily implementing NNPS activities as a management pillar alongside its medium- to long-term plan. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「By steadily implementing the medium- to long-term plan and NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) activities, the two pillars of the company’s management, we believe we can make effective use of our management resources, maintain and develop good relationships with our various stakeholders, and enhance the corporate value of the company and its group companies as well as the common interests of shareholders.」
The company is reaffirming its policy of steadily implementing NNPS activities as a management pillar alongside its medium- to long-term plan. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「② Company-wide rollout of NNPS (Nozawa New Production System): As the company’s sole means of differentiation, NNPS activities are being rolled out across all divisions to achieve total cost reductions and shorter lead times, strengthen the company’s earnings base for revenue and profit growth, and develop the people who will lead the company.」
The company is reiterating its policy of rolling out NNPS across all divisions to improve costs, lead times, profitability and human resources development. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To achieve these objectives, based on the fundamental principles of “safety first, compliance with laws and regulations, respect for human rights, and environmental conservation,” we believe that steadily implementing the medium- to long-term plan and NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) activities, the two pillars of our management, will enable us to make effective use of our management resources, maintain and develop good relationships with our various stakeholders, and enhance the corporate value of our company and group companies as well as the common interests of shareholders.」
The company is reaffirming its policy of implementing its medium- to long-term plan and NNPS activities as the two pillars of management. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「To achieve these objectives, based on the fundamental principles of “safety first, compliance with laws and regulations, respect for human rights, and environmental conservation,” we believe that steadily implementing the medium- to long-term plan and NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) activities, the two pillars of our management, will enable us to make effective use of our management resources, maintain and develop good relationships with our various stakeholders, and enhance the corporate value of our company and group companies as well as the common interests of shareholders.」
The company is reaffirming its policy of steadily implementing its medium- to long-term plan and NNPS activities as the two pillars of management. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「② Company-wide rollout of NNPS (Nozawa New Production System): As the company’s sole means of differentiation, NNPS activities are being rolled out across all divisions to achieve total cost reductions and shorter lead times, strengthen the company’s earnings base for revenue and profit growth, and develop the people who will lead the company.」
The company is reiterating its policy of rolling out NNPS across all divisions to improve costs, lead times, profitability and human resources development. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, although the company worked to reduce manufacturing costs and expenses, sluggish construction revenue and higher raw material prices resulted in operating profit of ¥2.176 billion, down 17.6% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥2.2 billion, down 13.9%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1.512 billion, down 12.1%.」
Although efforts to reduce manufacturing costs and expenses are continuing, operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net income all declined year on year owing to sluggish construction revenue and higher raw material prices. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the production division, the company worked to improve productivity and quality at each process and reduce costs through NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) improvement activities.」
The company is reaffirming its focus on improving productivity and quality and reducing costs through NNPS improvement activities. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, in addition to growth in the core extruded cement products business, efforts to improve productivity, reduce manufacturing costs and cut expenses resulted in operating profit of ¥714 million, up 8.8% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥722 million, up 11.9%, and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent of ¥482 million, up 12.4%.」
As a result of improving productivity, reducing manufacturing costs and cutting expenses, operating profit, ordinary profit and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent all increased year on year. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Production Division, we worked to improve productivity and quality across each process and reduce costs through NNPS improvement activities.」
Through NNPS improvement activities, the company advanced productivity and quality improvements and cost reductions, resulting in operating profit of ¥3.316 billion and ordinary profit of ¥3.269 billion for the fiscal year. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, in addition to growth in our core extruded cement products, efforts to improve productivity, reduce manufacturing costs and cut expenses resulted in operating profit of ¥2,642 million, up 3.0% year on year, ordinary profit of ¥2,556 million, up 0.8%, and profit attributable to owners of the parent of ¥1,720 million, up 65.0%.」
Efforts to improve productivity, reduce manufacturing costs and cut expenses resulted in year-on-year increases of 3.0% in operating profit, 0.8% in ordinary profit and 65.0% in profit attributable to owners of the parent. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the Production Division, we worked to improve productivity and quality and reduce costs through NNPS (Nozawa New Production System) improvement activities across each process.」
The company reiterated its policy of improving productivity, quality and costs through NNPS improvement activities, but provided no specific figures or new milestones. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, efforts to improve productivity, reduce manufacturing costs and cut expenses resulted in operating profit of ¥656 million, up 3.2% year on year, while ordinary profit was ¥645 million, down 0.1%, and profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥429 million, down 1.8%.」
The company improved productivity, reduced manufacturing costs and cut expenses, resulting in a 3.2% year-on-year increase in operating profit. Ordinary profit and profit attributable to owners of the parent declined. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「By rolling out NNPS activities across all divisions as our sole means of differentiation, we are reducing total costs and shortening lead times, improving our business structure to achieve higher revenue and profit, while promoting the development of the people who support the company.」
The company positions the rollout of NNPS across all divisions as a measure to improve costs, lead times, profitability and human-resource development simultaneously.