Improving Production Efficiency and Reducing Costs through Production Leveling

「【Earnings (13th)】Product price pass-through pays off, operating and ordinary results turn profitable; 津田駒工業, third quarter, to improve Chinese subsidiary’s financial position」

「On the earnings front, operating profit increased 24.7% year on year to ¥365 million, owing to improved profitability.」

「The company will pursue product performance that meets customer needs, sell products at appropriate prices reflecting raw-material and energy costs, and continue to promote TAPS activities to improve production efficiency, operational efficiency and delivery-date management.」

「Progress in passing through higher costs to selling prices and in cost-reduction initiatives resulted in operating profit of ¥243 million, up 36.6% year on year.」

「Meanwhile, progress in passing through higher costs to selling prices and in reducing costs resulted in operating profit of ¥398 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥1,216 million in the previous fiscal year.」

「In terms of earnings, progress in passing through higher costs to selling prices and in reducing costs resulted in operating profit of ¥178 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥1,091 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「e. Improving profitability through further improvements in selling prices and cost reductions」

「In terms of earnings, the effects of price pass-through, improved operating rates and cost reductions became apparent in the textile machinery business from the third quarter, substantially improving profitability and enabling the business to return to profitability in the second half.」

「During the third quarter consolidated accounting period, the effects of passing on price increases, improved operating rates and cost reductions emerged in the textile machinery business, resulting in a significant improvement in profitability.」

「The company is disclosing and sharing information with related departments and advancing profit improvement and inventory optimization through detailed tracking of manufacturing costs, delivery schedule management and productivity improvements. Production from the third quarter onward is planned to operate at full capacity, and the company will strongly advance the cross-functional cost reduction project already launched.」

「The company will pursue further improvements by implementing its cost reduction plan and thoroughly cutting expenses.」

「Using the functions of the new core system, the company is advancing detailed tracking of manufacturing costs, profit improvement and inventory optimization through procurement and production reforms, and productivity improvements.」

「Using the functions of the new core system, the company is advancing timely, detailed tracking of manufacturing costs and reductions in manufacturing costs, including a review of design drawings.」

「Although the company continued internal production efficiency improvement activities, implemented production adjustments and worked to reduce various expenses, production and sales remained at low levels.」

「For production efficiency improvement, a key theme, the company advanced new initiatives including production leveling, platform-based design, the introduction of automated equipment, TAPS activities (internal production efficiency improvement activities), and the introduction of a core system (ERP).」

「In this environment, our group focused on securing orders, expanding sales, and improving production efficiency and production capacity.」

「In production, the company is developing production systems using TRI (Tsudakoma Robotic Integration) across multiple processes to improve production efficiency and expand production capacity, with operations scheduled to commence sequentially.」

「In production, the company advanced the introduction of automated equipment to improve production efficiency.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group focused on securing orders, expanding sales, and improving production efficiency and capacity.」

「Production remains at full capacity in terms of production and sales, and the company is strengthening initiatives to improve production efficiency and expand production capacity, including through capital investment.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group focused on establishing and expanding a more profitable business structure, as well as expanding orders and sales and improving production efficiency and capacity.」

「At the same time, progress in improving production efficiency, which had been a challenge, has also improved the company's ability to meet delivery schedules.」

「Demand for the machine tools-related business expanded rapidly, driven not only by demand from the automotive industries in Japan and overseas but also by demand in China, where industrial efficiency improvements are advancing. At the same time, production of customized products, which place a heavy burden on production, increased, making it difficult to meet delivery schedules. In these circumstances, the company worked company-wide to expand production capacity and improve production efficiency.」

「In response to these circumstances, the company worked company-wide to expand production capacity through support for operations, initiatives to improve operating efficiency and capital investment, with the aim of expanding orders and revenue.」

「In response to the sharp expansion in demand, the company advanced company-wide production support and efficiency improvement activities, while also working to expand production capacity through capital investment.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued initiatives to expand orders and sales and improve production efficiency, with the aim of transitioning to a sustainably profitable business structure.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued initiatives to expand orders and sales and improve production efficiency, with the aim of transitioning to a sustainably profitable business structure.」

「Against this backdrop, the Group pursued initiatives to expand orders and sales and improve production efficiency, with the aim of transitioning to a sustainably profitable business structure.」

「In production, each business worked on improving production efficiency and reducing costs, achieving results.」

「With the transition to a more profitable business structure as its top priority, the Group pursued initiatives to secure orders and sales, improve production efficiency by leveling production, and reduce costs.」

「Based on the Medium-Term Management Plan, all business divisions worked on production leveling initiatives and advanced production efficiency improvements and cost reductions.」