Stable Product Supply Through the Use of External Manufacturing Partners
First written in FY2020. 2 of 6 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021. Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
Teac moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 1 year after the typical company in this theme (2024).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-08-07RestatedEarnings
「Revenue from imported brands declined year on year because supplies of Tannoy products had not recovered and sales of large Klipsch speakers were weak.」
The company reconfirmed that supplies of Tannoy products had not recovered. - FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「For imported brands, product supply for the Tannoy brand did not recover, and sales failed to reach the previous year's level.」
For the Tannoy brand, product supply did not recover after the transfer of production facilities, and sales fell below the previous year's level. Challenges related to ensuring a stable product supply continued. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「For imported brands, performance was weak because product supply for the Tannoy brand became unstable following the transfer of production facilities.」
For the Tannoy brand, product supply became unstable following the transfer of production facilities, resulting in weak sales. The challenges associated with ensuring a stable product supply became more apparent. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In the B2B business, sales of professional equipment remained strong, supported by recovering market conditions worldwide and the resumption of supply for product lines that had undergone design changes due to difficulties procuring components.」
Supply of product lines that underwent design changes in response to difficulties procuring components resumed, supporting strong sales of professional equipment. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「While the head office SCM division centrally manages global product supply and demand and component procurement, the Group will increase near-term product supply by making design changes and revising new product launch plans in each business as necessary. As a medium- to long-term measure, it is also rebuilding a product supply system capable of responding quickly to fluctuations in demand by reviewing component selection policies for new products, appropriately stockpiling core components and expanding its external production partners.」
The use of external production partners was developed into a concrete plan to rebuild the supply system, including centralized management of supply, demand and procurement by the SCM division, design changes, component stockpiling and partner expansion. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「For product supply, the Group will continue to actively use external production partners, initially engaged to rapidly expand its equipment lineup, in order to ensure a stable supply of products.」
The Group indicated a policy of expanding the purpose of using external production partners beyond expanding the equipment lineup to include ensuring a stable product supply.