Improving Labor Productivity and Building a More Profitable Business Structure by Streamlining and Reviewing Operations
First written in FY2018. 6 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
43 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-08-07AdvancedRevision of earnings forecasts
「In addition to the effect of higher sales, operating profit, ordinary profit and interim net income attributable to owners of the parent are all expected to exceed the previously announced forecasts because improvements in the cost ratio resulting from greater operating efficiency are contributing to results.」
The company identified improved cost ratios through greater operating efficiency as a specific development contributing to the upward revision of its profit forecasts. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「We steadily implemented various measures to improve profitability, including shortening lead times through greater production efficiency and bringing forward the timing of revenue recognition, and worked to secure profits.」
The company states that it implemented lead-time reductions through improved production efficiency and brought forward the timing of revenue recognition to improve profitability. - 2026-05-15AdvancedEarnings
「In the power electronics business, we will integrate the production control and procurement divisions and improve the efficiency of the entire production control process in order to minimize the generation of inventories going forward.」
The company identifies the integration of the production control and procurement divisions and greater efficiency across the production control process as specific measures to minimize inventories. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「We will also build an IT environment, including the introduction of an ERP system, that digitally consolidates internal and external data and enables its effective use, with the aim of optimising business processes overall and accelerating management decision-making.」
The introduction of an ERP system is specifically identified as a means of building an IT environment that consolidates and utilises data. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, we will establish a structure for researching, studying and developing new businesses, advance exploration and innovation, and establish intellectual property and intangible asset governance in order to utilise and strengthen intellectual property and intangible assets. We will also build an IT environment that digitally consolidates internal and external data and enables its effective use, with the aim of optimising business processes overall and accelerating management decision-making.」
The company specifically identifies the construction of an IT environment that consolidates and utilises data to optimise business processes overall and accelerate management decision-making. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, we will organise and review individual operations to eliminate duplicate work and inefficient processes and outsource routine operations, while promoting work-style reform and shifting to higher-value-added work.」
We continue to eliminate duplicate work and inefficient processes, outsource routine operations and shift to higher-value-added work. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, we will organise and review individual operations to eliminate duplicate work and inefficient processes and outsource routine operations, while promoting work-style reform and shifting to higher-value-added work.」
We continue to promote the elimination of duplicate work and inefficient processes, the outsourcing of routine operations, and the shift to higher-value-added work. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, as a group-wide initiative supporting our business strategy, we will organise and review individual operations to eliminate duplicate work and inefficient processes and outsource routine operations, while promoting work-style reform and shifting to higher-value-added work.」
The organisation and review of operations, elimination of duplicate work and inefficient processes, and outsourcing of routine operations are presented as specific implementation measures. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「We will improve the effectiveness of operations across the group and seek to improve labour productivity and transition to a more profitable business structure by organising and reviewing operations that contribute to the promotion of the quality management system and improvement of labour productivity, as well as work-style reform.」
As a group-wide strategy under the new medium-term management plan, this is the first time that work-style reform, the organisation and review of operations, improved labour productivity and the transition to a more profitable business structure have been explicitly presented as an integrated set of measures.