Profit-focused production planning, inventory reduction, shorter lead times, and quality improvement
First written in FY2018. 11 of 24 entries say "Softened", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: FY2025.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factor was a ¥2,109 million decrease in current assets, resulting from a ¥967 million decrease in cash and deposits, mainly due to lower borrowings, as well as decreases of ¥722 million in merchandise and finished goods and ¥363 million in raw materials and supplies, among others.」
Merchandise and finished goods decreased by ¥722 million and raw materials and supplies by ¥363 million, indicating progress in inventory reduction and adjustment. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factor was a ¥1,353 million decrease in current assets, resulting from decreases of ¥1,197 million in cash and deposits and ¥298 million in merchandise and finished goods, among others.」
Merchandise and finished goods decreased by ¥298 million, confirming that inventory adjustment and reduction continued into the interim period after continuing through the previous fiscal year. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「With the situation shifting from component shortages, finished-goods inventories have increased significantly, so we will work to adjust inventory levels. In addition, at Hokkaido Denshi Kogyo, a manufacturing subsidiary, we will automate production lines by introducing robots to address labor shortages and reduce costs, and will work to improve production efficiency and product quality by eliminating human error.」
The focus shifted from addressing supply shortages to adjusting inventory, and finished-goods inventories decreased from the end of the previous fiscal year. In addition, production lines at Hokkaido Denshi Kogyo are being automated through the introduction of robots. - FY2024-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「The main factors were a ¥210 million increase in inventories and a ¥147 million decrease in trade payables, among others.」
Although the company had been targeting lower inventory levels, inventories increased by ¥210 million during the cumulative second quarter, weakening the inventory reduction trend. - FY2024-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「The main factors were decreases of ¥571 million in cash and deposits and ¥207 million in notes and accounts receivable, partly offset by a ¥203 million increase in merchandise and finished goods, resulting in a ¥589 million decrease in total current assets.」
Although the company had been targeting lower inventory levels, merchandise and finished goods increased by ¥203 million and raw materials and supplies by approximately ¥100 million, weakening the inventory reduction trend. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, at Hokkaido Denshi Kogyo, a manufacturing subsidiary, we will automate production lines by introducing robots to address labor shortages and reduce costs, and will work to improve production efficiency and product quality by eliminating human error.」
As a measure to improve production efficiency and quality, the company newly outlined a policy to automate production lines at Hokkaido Denshi Kogyo through the introduction of robots. - FY2023-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「The main factor was a ¥695 million increase in total current assets, resulting mainly from a ¥1,037 million increase in merchandise and finished goods to secure product inventories.」
Although the company had been targeting lower inventory levels, merchandise and finished goods increased by ¥1,037 million to secure finished-goods inventories, weakening the inventory reduction trend. - FY2023-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「The main factors were a ¥488 million increase in inventories and a ¥285 million decrease in trade payables, among others.」
Although the company had been targeting lower inventory levels, inventories increased by ¥488 million during the quarter, and the inventory reduction trend weakened. - FY2023-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「The main factors were increases of ¥465 million in cash and deposits, ¥123 million in merchandise and finished goods, and ¥243 million in raw materials and supplies, resulting in an ¥892 million increase in total current assets.」
Although the company had been targeting lower inventory levels, merchandise and finished goods and raw materials and supplies increased by a combined ¥366 million. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were a ¥1,060 million increase in inventories following higher inventory prices and a ¥745 million increase in trade payables, among others.」
Although the company had been targeting lower inventory levels, inventories increased by ¥1,060 million due to higher raw-material and finished-goods prices and efforts to secure supply, putting downward pressure on operating cash flow. - FY2022-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「The main factor was a ¥1,596 million increase in total current assets, resulting mainly from increases of ¥276 million in merchandise and finished goods to secure product inventories and ¥659 million in raw materials and supplies to secure component inventories and in response to higher raw material prices.」
Although the company had been targeting lower inventory levels, merchandise and finished goods and raw materials and supplies increased by a combined ¥935 million due to securing finished-goods and component inventories and higher raw-material prices. - FY2022-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「The main factor was a ¥1,578 million increase in current assets, resulting from increases of ¥638 million in cash and deposits, ¥340 million in merchandise and finished goods, and ¥453 million in raw materials and supplies, among others.」
Although the company had been targeting lower inventory levels, merchandise and finished goods increased by ¥340 million and raw materials and supplies by ¥453 million, and inventory continued to increase. - FY2022-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「The main factors were increases of ¥1,015 million in cash and deposits, ¥254 million in merchandise and finished goods, and ¥274 million in raw materials and supplies, resulting in a ¥1,661 million increase in total current assets.」
Although the company had been targeting lower inventory levels, merchandise and finished goods and raw materials and supplies increased by a combined ¥528 million during the quarter. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「This was mainly due to a ¥1,427 million increase in cash and deposits, a ¥843 million decrease in merchandise and finished goods, and a ¥101 million decrease in raw materials and supplies, among other factors.」
Merchandise and finished goods decreased by ¥843 million and raw materials and supplies by ¥101 million, indicating that the inventory reduction trend continued. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factors were a ¥1,644 million increase in cash and deposits and a ¥578 million decrease in merchandise and finished goods, resulting in an ¥827 million increase in total current assets.」
Merchandise and finished goods decreased by ¥578 million, continuing the inventory reduction trend seen through the previous quarter. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factors were a ¥620 million decrease in inventories and a ¥467 million payment for a litigation settlement, among others.」
The inventory reduction trend continued, with inventories decreasing by ¥620 million. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factor was an ¥1,843 million increase in total current assets, resulting from increases of ¥1,762 million in cash and deposits and ¥542 million in notes and accounts receivable, partly offset by a ¥364 million decrease in merchandise and finished goods.」
For inventory, which had increased through the previous quarter, merchandise and finished goods decreased by ¥364 million, providing quantitative evidence that inventory reduction was underway. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factor was a ¥239 million decrease in total current assets, resulting mainly from decreases of ¥154 million in notes and accounts receivable, ¥223 million in merchandise and finished goods, and ¥193 million in raw materials and supplies.」
Among inventories that had increased through the previous quarter, merchandise and finished goods decreased by ¥223 million and raw materials and supplies by ¥193 million, with the inventory decline continuing. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factor was a ¥382 million decrease in current assets, resulting from decreases of ¥463 million in merchandise and finished goods and ¥135 million in raw materials and supplies.」
Merchandise and finished goods decreased by ¥463 million, while raw materials and supplies decreased by ¥135 million, reversing the inventory increases seen through the previous quarter. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The company is preparing production plans focused on profitability, reducing product manufacturing costs, lowering inventory levels and shortening delivery lead times, with the aim of improving margins. It is also actively pursuing product quality improvements across not only production but also development, sales, procurement and quality control.」
The company continues to pursue profit-focused production planning, cost reductions, inventory reductions, shorter delivery lead times and cross-functional quality improvements. - FY2019-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「The main factors were a ¥536 million decrease in cash and deposits, a ¥64 million decrease in notes and accounts receivable, and increases of ¥247 million in merchandise and finished goods and ¥95 million in raw materials and supplies, resulting in a ¥128 million decrease in total current assets.」
Although a policy including lower inventory levels had previously been presented, merchandise, finished goods, raw materials and supplies increased by a combined ¥342 million at the end of the quarter. - FY2019-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「The main factors were pretax quarterly net income of ¥474 million and a ¥462 million increase in inventories.」
Although a policy of lowering inventory levels had been presented, inventories increased by ¥462 million during the quarter, weighing on operating cash flow. - FY2019-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「The main factor was a ¥337 million increase in total current assets, resulting from a ¥112 million increase in merchandise and finished goods and a ¥197 million increase in raw materials and supplies, mainly for advance procurement in response to raw material shortages and moves by the United States to strengthen import tariffs.」
Although a policy of lowering inventory levels had been presented, the company made advance purchases in response to raw material shortages and moves by the United States to strengthen import tariffs, resulting in increases in merchandise, finished goods, raw materials and supplies. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「The company is actively introducing IT, preparing production plans focused on profitability, reducing product manufacturing costs, lowering inventory levels and shortening delivery lead times, with the aim of improving margins. It is also prioritizing product quality improvements, pursuing them actively across not only production but also development, sales, procurement and quality control.」
The initiatives to improve production planning, costs, inventory, delivery lead times and quality through IT adoption and cross-functional efforts were presented in specific terms for the first time.