Operational efficiency through a zero-based review of all operations
First written in FY2019. 5 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2026.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the gross margin was affected by soaring raw material prices, labor costs, transportation costs and other factors, it increased by 2.6 percentage points from the previous consolidated fiscal year to 42.3% due to higher net sales and cost reduction initiatives.」
The Company continued operational efficiency initiatives including cost reductions, and the gross profit margin increased by 2.6 percentage points year on year. - 2026-05-15AdvancedRevisions to earnings forecasts
「利益面につきましては、為替差益に加え、経費削減の効果が顕著に表れ、営業利益、経常利益、親会社株主に帰属する当期純利益は前回予想を上回ることとなりました。」
経費削減の効果が利益の改善要因として顕著に表れたとの具体的な実績を記載している。 - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the gross profit margin was affected by soaring raw material prices and other factors, it increased by 0.2 percentage points from the previous consolidated fiscal year to 40.6%, due in part to cost-reduction initiatives and the weaker yen.」
The Company continued its cost-reduction initiatives, and the gross profit margin increased by 0.2 percentage points year on year despite the impact of soaring raw material prices and other factors. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the gross margin was affected by soaring raw material prices, it increased by 2.4 percentage points from the previous consolidated fiscal year to 42.4% as a result of expense reductions and other initiatives.」
The gross profit margin increased by 2.4 percentage points year on year as a result of operational efficiency measures including expense reductions. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We have actively pursued the following basic strategies: “Creating profit and strengthening earnings power,” “Establishing a solutions business,” and “Reforming the production structure.”」
The Company continues to pursue 3 basic strategies, including profit generation and stronger earnings power. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We have actively pursued the following basic strategies: “Creating profit and strengthening earnings power,” “Establishing a solutions business,” and “Reforming the production structure.”」
The Company continues to pursue basic strategies including stronger earnings power, centered on profit generation, the solutions business and production structure reform. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We have actively pursued the following basic strategies: “Creating profit and strengthening earnings power,” “Establishing a solutions business,” and “Reforming the production structure.”」
The Company continues to pursue profit generation and stronger earnings power as basic strategies in the first year of its new Group vision. - FY2021RaisedAnnual report
「In addition to improving operational efficiency, we will promote structural reforms free from past constraints and suited to the new era across sales, production, development, quality assurance and the supply chain, and work to strengthen earnings power by creating a leaner organization.」
The scope has expanded from a zero-based review of all operations to company-wide structural reform and the creation of a leaner organization covering sales, production, development, quality assurance and the supply chain. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「This was attributable to efficiency gains from consolidating and eliminating products, cost reductions from reviewing operations, and the implementation of measures to improve earnings.」
Regarding efficiency improvements through a review of all operations, the Company cites product consolidation and expense reductions as factors behind the improvement in operating profit to ¥85 million. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「We will review all operations from a zero-based perspective, asking whether each operation performed by the Group delivers value to customers, improve the efficiency of operations that are necessary or create new added value, and execute them reliably in order to rebuild NKK’s value.」
The Company has for the first time explicitly identified as a basic strategy the initiative to review all operations from a zero-based perspective and improve the efficiency of necessary operations and operations that create new added value.