Strengthening Quality Management Functions and Providing High-Quality Products
First written in FY2016. 3 of 6 entries say "Raised", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 7 of 52 companies on the "Worse" side.
35 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Inspections of production plants by the Head Office Quality Headquarters in response to quality risks」
As a response to quality risks, the Head Office Quality Headquarters conducts inspections of production plants as part of its annual risk management activities. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Inspections of production plants by the Head Office Quality Headquarters in response to quality risks」
In response to quality risks, the Head Office Quality Headquarters conducts inspections of production plants. - FY2019RaisedAnnual report
「Priority measure: quality reform (strengthening a quality system that earns customer trust)」
The positioning of quality issues and the related measures have been strengthened, from enhancing quality management functions to “quality first” in the long-term vision and “quality reform” in the new medium-term plan. - FY2018RaisedAnnual report
「We will review our design review methods during the product design and development stage and improve quality by bringing together the expertise held by specialists across the Group, beyond organizational boundaries. We will also construct a new research building in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, to improve the development environment and concentrate the Group’s development resources, thereby deepening and advancing our technical expertise and developing higher-quality, competitive products.」
In addition to strengthening quality management functions, the scope of the measures has been expanded to include Group-wide design reviews, the consolidation of expert knowledge, construction of a new research building and concentration of development resources. - FY2017RaisedAnnual report
「As the Group’s highest-priority issue, we have identified “ensuring and improving safety and quality” and are also working to reform our organizational culture, alongside our organization and activities.」
The focus has been strengthened from the previous emphasis on enhancing quality management functions to positioning “ensuring and improving safety and quality” as the Group’s “highest-priority issue.” - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We will focus on producing high-quality products that meet customer needs and strengthen our quality management functions to ensure customer satisfaction.」
The policy is to improve quality and customer satisfaction by strengthening quality management functions.