Integrated processing through in-house control of upstream and downstream processes and the integration of surface-treatment technologies
First written in FY2018. 2 of 5 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2026.
Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「We will also standardize work processes, promote operational reform and contribute to higher productivity.」
Measures to standardize work processes were explicitly presented, in addition to visualization and analysis using digital tools by the engineering division independent of the manufacturing division. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「To promote greater efficiency at manufacturing sites and reform manufacturing operations, our group newly established an engineering division independent of the manufacturing division. The division will strengthen the visualization and analysis of issues at manufacturing sites using digital tools, while accelerating rapid problem-solving and the improvement cycle (PDCA).」
具体策 was presented for restructuring existing businesses, including establishing an engineering division independent of the manufacturing division and advancing visualization and analysis using digital tools and the PDCA cycle. - FY2022ReframedAnnual report
「In existing businesses, we will reaffirm our core competencies, namely the strengths at the heart of our corporate activities, and our technological leadership, and seek to rebuild the business structure into a robust one that is not affected by market conditions.」
The wording has changed from the previous explanation of stabilizing existing businesses through labor saving, automation and process consolidation to a statement about reaffirming core competencies and technological advancement and rebuilding the business structure to make it more robust. - FY2019ReframedAnnual report
「In existing businesses, we will stabilize operations and build a robust business through labor saving, workforce reduction, automation, and process consolidation.」
The wording changed from the previous explanation of integrated processing, combining upstream and downstream processes and surface treatment with electrical discharge machining at its core, to stabilizing existing businesses through labor saving, automation, and process consolidation. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「We will pursue integrated processing by incorporating upstream and downstream processes around electrical-discharge machining as our core technology and combining them with specialized surface-treatment technologies, with the aim of growing into a components manufacturer.」
The filing described a strategy of incorporating upstream and downstream processes around electrical-discharge machining and combining them with surface-treatment technologies to establish integrated processing.