Unauthorized changes to manufacturing processes and deficiencies in customer approvals
First written in FY2019-Q3. 1 of 2 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2019.
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- FY2019MaterialisedAnnual report
「Regarding the “Unauthorized Changes to Manufacturing Processes” announced on 14 December 2018, we announced measures to prevent recurrence on 29 March 2019 based on the results of an investigation following a report from an external law firm.」
The company stated that it had received the results of an investigation by an external law firm into the unauthorized changes to manufacturing processes and had subsequently announced measures to prevent recurrence. - FY2019-Q3First statedAnnual report
「However, the company received internal and external reports that manufacturing processes had been changed without obtaining approval. The new management took the matter seriously and conducted an initial internal investigation, with the involvement of lawyers, from May through July 2018. The investigation confirmed that, for some customers, the Group had changed production sites or outsourced part of the manufacturing process for products delivered to those customers without submitting an application for approval of the manufacturing process changes or obtaining the customers' approval for those changes.」
It was confirmed that changes to manufacturing locations or partial outsourcing had been carried out without obtaining approval, contrary to agreements with customers, and this was added to the disclosures on risks to the business and other matters. The company stated that no specific issue giving rise to doubts about quality had been identified at this time.