Strengthening the earnings base through productivity improvements, cost reductions and shorter lead times
First written in FY2016. 18 of 36 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018. Latest entry: 2026-07-30.
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- 2026-07-30AdvancedEarnings
「更に、原材料価格上昇への対応や、安定供給維持のための調達・生産能力強靭化、業務効率向上等にも努めました。」
原材料価格上昇への対応、調達・生産能力の強靭化、業務効率向上を一体の施策として継続している。 - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In production, we will consolidate raw-material procurement functions within operating companies and strengthen coordination between sales, procurement, and production to further improve QCD and increase resilience to rising raw-material prices.」
In addition to the previous focus on improving productivity, costs, and delivery times, the company has developed a specific plan to consolidate raw-material procurement functions within operating companies and strengthen coordination among sales, procurement, and production. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group worked to strengthen its earnings structure by accelerating the integration of technologies across its business fields, strengthening development and sales in priority areas such as repeat products for functional devices and industrial power supply systems, reinforcing procurement and production capacity, and improving cost competitiveness.」
The company continues to describe measures to strengthen its earnings structure by reinforcing procurement and production capabilities and improving cost competitiveness. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Next, in production, we will develop production plans and reduce costs, focusing on the production sites of group companies in Yamaguchi Prefecture, to improve efficiency from materials supply through manufacturing and logistics, while ensuring a stable supply of products and shortening delivery times.」
The company has developed its initiatives from the previous focus on improving productivity, costs, and delivery times into a specific plan to integrate and improve the efficiency of materials supply, manufacturing, and logistics, centered on its group production sites in Yamaguchi Prefecture. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group advanced the reallocation of sales and production resources through the reorganization of group-company businesses and the restructuring of its energy-storage-system business. It worked to strengthen group-wide, market-development-oriented sales capabilities, improve operational efficiency and reinforce procurement capabilities, and strengthen its earnings structure by increasing the added value of its products in both sales and development.」
In addition to existing measures such as productivity improvements and cost reductions, the company states that it has proceeded with reallocating sales and production resources through business reorganization, strengthening procurement capabilities, and improving operational efficiency. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In production, we focused on restoring stability and resilience in the manufacturing process and delivery schedule management, and on improving manufacturing infrastructure. We also worked to strengthen profitability by improving effectiveness, efficiency, and operational quality across our operations.」
We continue to strengthen profitability through the restoration of stability and resilience in manufacturing processes and delivery schedule management, improvements to manufacturing infrastructure, and improvements in operational efficiency and quality. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In production, we focused on restoring stability and resilience in the manufacturing process and delivery schedule management, and on improving manufacturing infrastructure. We also worked to strengthen profitability by improving effectiveness, efficiency, and operational quality across our operations.」
In addition to securing materials and reinforcing manufacturing infrastructure, the company identifies the restoration of stability and resilience in manufacturing processes and delivery schedule management, and improvements in operational quality, as specific measures. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, we worked to strengthen profitability by restoring stability and resilience in production and delivery schedules, reinforcing manufacturing infrastructure, and improving effectiveness, efficiency, and quality across our operations.」
We continue to strengthen our earnings structure through greater stability in production and delivery schedules, manufacturing infrastructure improvements, operational efficiency, and quality improvements. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In production, we will work at the group production sites consolidated in Yamaguchi Prefecture to improve production and logistics efficiency by adding newly completed logistics warehouse infrastructure, stabilize materials supply, reduce costs, and ensure stable product supply.」
The company describes the stage of adding completed logistics warehouse infrastructure to the production sites consolidated in Yamaguchi Prefecture and advancing improvements in production and logistics efficiency, materials supply, costs, and stable supply. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group worked to strengthen group-wide sales activities, secure materials and restore production efficiency by reinforcing its manufacturing infrastructure, strengthen new product development and basic research aimed at future growth, and improve effectiveness, efficiency and quality across its operations.」
The company continues to strengthen efforts to secure materials, reinforce manufacturing infrastructure, restore production efficiency, and improve operations overall, but does not indicate any new stage of completion or achievement. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the group worked to strengthen efforts to secure production materials, reinforce manufacturing infrastructure at production sites, contain cost increases through productivity improvements, expand sales across the group, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operations overall.」
The company states that it specifically implemented measures to secure production materials, strengthen manufacturing infrastructure at production sites, and contain cost increases through productivity improvements. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We worked to reduce costs through productivity improvements via the production platform and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operations overall.」
The company continues to pursue productivity improvements, cost reductions, and operational efficiencies through the production platform. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In production, we will work to strengthen profitability by improving the group production platform through production technology innovation, stabilizing the supply of materials for production, and improving productivity and reducing costs.」
In addition to its existing productivity improvement and cost-reduction initiatives, the company explicitly identifies production technology innovation and stabilizing materials supply as means of improving the group production platform. - FY2022-Q3Explicit reference to cost reductionsAnnual report
「Under these operating conditions, our group worked to strengthen business operations in its current business fields of measurement and control devices, power control, and environment and energy, including expanding sales of new products, developing digital sales under the new normal, reducing costs through productivity improvements, and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of operations.」
In addition to its existing productivity and operational efficiency initiatives, the company explicitly identifies cost reductions through productivity improvements as a measure to strengthen its business operations. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「However, the delay in the recovery of household products had a significant impact, and consolidated net sales for the cumulative second quarter ended at ¥4,535 million, down 5.0% year on year. On the other hand, through productivity improvements and more efficient operations, ordinary income rose 29.7% year on year to ¥366 million, net income rose 34.3% to ¥283 million, and net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 24.7% to ¥235 million.」
The company advanced productivity improvements and operational efficiencies, and ordinary income, net income, and net income attributable to owners of the parent exceeded the previous-year period despite the decline in sales. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In its current businesses in measurement and control devices, power control and environmental energy, the Group worked to strengthen its corporate activities by launching new products, developing digital sales in the new normal, and improving productivity and the effectiveness and efficiency of its operations.」
The company continues to pursue productivity improvements and greater operational effectiveness and efficiency as initiatives to strengthen its business operations. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In production, we will work to strengthen the group production platform centered on the Yamaguchi site and strengthen profitability through productivity improvements, cost reductions, and shorter lead times.」
The company continues to pursue the production platform centered on the Yamaguchi site, productivity improvements, cost reductions, and shorter lead times as means of strengthening profitability. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite a significant stagnation in sales activities, we actively pursued initiatives for business growth after the COVID-19 pandemic, including measures to mitigate the impact, strengthened development of energy storage systems in the environment- and energy-related field, preparations for constructing a new plant, and basic research and development investments in IoT, life sciences, and quantum science.」
Regarding the strengthening of production, the company describes the specific stage of preparing to construct a new plant. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of the plan to establish a holding company structure scheduled for 1 October 2020, we worked to increase the autonomy of the business operations of each group company while strengthening the common platform for group production functions and the integration of common materials procurement.」
The company states that it advanced its existing productivity and cost-reduction initiatives toward stronger integration of the common production platform and common materials procurement in preparation for becoming a holding company. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「In production, we will work to strengthen the group production platform centered on the Yamaguchi site and strengthen profitability through productivity improvements, cost reductions, and shorter lead times.」
The company continues to use the production platform centered on the Yamaguchi site and improvements in productivity, costs, and lead times as means of strengthening profitability. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We invested in strengthening production capacity and developing new businesses.」
The company states that, in addition to strengthening its existing production structure, it invested in strengthening production capacity and developing new businesses. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the energy storage systems business, which had become one of our core businesses, we worked to strengthen the production structure and business organization.」
The company states that, after the energy storage systems business had become one of its core businesses, it worked to strengthen both the production structure and the business organization. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「To enhance the group’s overall “co-creation capabilities,” we advanced coordination among sales divisions within the group toward “One Stop” support, group-wide joint development initiatives, the development of a production platform centered on the Yamaguchi area, and the integration of materials procurement across the group.」
The company continues to strengthen its production and procurement structure, including the development of a production platform centered on the Yamaguchi area and the integration of materials procurement across the group. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「To enhance the group-wide ability to co-create value, we advanced cooperation among group sales divisions for a “One Stop” response, group joint development initiatives, the establishment of a production platform centered on the Yamaguchi base, and the integration of materials procurement across the group.」
The company states that, regarding the renewal and integration of its production network, it advanced the development of a production platform centered on the Yamaguchi site and the integration of materials procurement across the group. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In production, we advanced the development of a concentrated production structure in the Yamaguchi area and the integration of procurement functions across group companies.」
The company describes the stage at which it advanced from developing its production structure and integrating procurement to establishing a concentrated production structure in the Yamaguchi area and integrating procurement functions across group companies. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In production, we advanced the development of production facilities in the Yamaguchi area, an integrated group production structure, and the integration of materials procurement within the group.」
The company continues efforts to improve costs, quality, and lead times through production facilities in the Yamaguchi area, an integrated group production structure, and integrated materials procurement. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We also advanced the development of an integrated group production structure and the integration of materials procurement within the group to further improve costs, quality, and lead times.」
The company continues to improve costs, quality, and lead times through the development of an integrated group production structure and the integration of materials procurement within the group. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「We also advanced the development of an integrated group production structure to further improve costs, quality, and lead times and reduce costs, and strengthened the structure by integrating materials procurement within the group.」
The company states that, in addition to its existing policies on productivity and cost reduction, it advanced the development of an integrated group production structure and the integration of materials procurement within the group. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We also worked to develop our production structure to improve cost competitiveness and expand new business areas.」
The company continues to improve cost competitiveness and strengthen profitability and the foundations of new businesses by developing its production structure. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「③ We will further improve production efficiency and strengthen our cost structure by leveraging and renewing the production network and reforming the production operations of our manufacturing subsidiaries.」
The company explicitly identifies leveraging and renewing the production network, reforming its manufacturing subsidiaries, improving production efficiency, and strengthening its cost structure as initiatives. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The basic policy of our management team is to steadily grow the business by strengthening our earnings base through higher productivity and other measures, while expanding solution sales that accurately capture customer needs, developing highly competitive new products and expanding new businesses.」
The company continues to pursue productivity improvements as a means of strengthening profitability. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Our group is working to strengthen its product development capabilities so that it can launch highly competitive new products, while further strengthening its earnings base through additional cost reductions and improved expense efficiency.」
The company continues to strengthen profitability, including through cost reductions and improved expense efficiency. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The basic policy of our management team is to steadily grow the business by strengthening our earnings base through higher productivity and other measures, while expanding solution sales that accurately capture customer needs, developing highly competitive new products and expanding new businesses.」
The company continues to pursue productivity improvements as a means of strengthening profitability. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In production, we will continue to work to strengthen profitability through productivity improvements, cost reductions, and shorter lead times.」
The company specifies productivity, costs, and lead times as the three areas of its ongoing production initiatives.