Productivity Improvement
First written in FY2019-Q2. 4 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 2 of 19 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In production, we worked to shorten production lead times and strengthen production capacity by advancing the shift to smart factories.」
Productivity improvement took concrete form in the development of smart factories, shorter production lead times, and stronger production capacity. - 2026-04-09AdvancedEarnings
「In production, we worked to shorten production lead times and strengthen production capacity by advancing the shift to smart factories.」
The company reported initiatives to improve productivity through smart factories, shorter production lead times and stronger production capacity. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The Group continued to improve factory utilization through the horizontal rollout of rationalization measures to shorten production lead times, while also continuing to adjust selling prices to appropriate levels and select projects based on profitability.」
The Group continues to roll out rationalization measures horizontally, improve factory utilization, adjust selling prices, and select projects. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company rolled out production-line efficiency improvements and pricing management measures in each region, including passing through cost increases resulting from higher materials prices to selling prices, and worked to optimize profit levels.」
The Group continues to roll out production-line efficiency improvements and price management, including passing through costs to prices, in each region. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group also pursued smart-factory initiatives to improve production efficiency at its factories, including more advanced real-time monitoring of production lines using image recognition and AI analysis.」
Productivity improvement measures took concrete form in initiatives including more advanced real-time monitoring of production lines using image recognition and AI analysis. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group will pursue reforms to reduce inventories across every area of the value chain, acting as one through measures including more precise production planning based on improved demand forecasting, reviews of its logistics structure such as optimizing logistics centers, and shorter procurement and production lead times.」
Productivity improvement was given concrete form as reforms across the entire value chain, including inventory management, quality, development, production, and the use of RPA. - FY2021-Q1Maintaining and improving productivity through the use of teleworkAnnual report
「The Group worked to maintain and improve productivity through the active use of telework and other measures while business activities were restricted.」
Specific measures for productivity improvement were described, including the active use of telework and other measures to maintain and improve productivity. - FY2019RaisedAnnual report
「The Group will pursue fundamental improvements in profitability through higher production efficiency, restructuring of procurement functions, streamlining and greater efficiency in operations, and other measures.」
The scope of the measures has expanded from conventional productivity improvements to fundamental improvements in profitability, including restructuring procurement functions and streamlining and improving operational efficiency. - FY2019-Q3DroppedAnnual report
「The Group has been working to develop growth markets and expand sales, and sales in the Marine business increased, mainly in the European market, where the yen's depreciation continued.」
The reference to productivity improvement, which appeared for the first time in the previous disclosure, cannot be found in the current performance explanation or discussion of issues to be addressed. - FY2019-Q2First statedAnnual report
「While continuing to pursue productivity improvements,」
For the first time, a policy of pursuing productivity improvements has been confirmed as an initiative alongside developing growth markets and expanding sales.