Improving Development and Production Efficiency through Manufacturing Innovation
First written in FY2016. 12 of 25 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: 2026-08-04.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 2 of 14 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥51.6 billion, down ¥134.5 billion, or 72.3%, from the previous fiscal year, due to lower shipments, the impact of higher tariffs and rising raw material prices, despite higher profit from cost improvements and fixed-cost efficiency.」
Despite tariffs and other factors reducing profit, cost improvements of ¥36.9 billion and fixed costs and other items of ¥42.4 billion were quantified as factors increasing operating profit. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「To strengthen management adaptability and resilience, we are targeting ¥100.0 billion in structural cost reductions, including supply chain and value chain optimization, as well as ¥100.0 billion in fixed-cost reductions through higher productivity achieved by concentrating resources on selected operations, improving investment efficiency and using DX, among other measures.」
Monozukuri innovation and cost reduction were expanded into structural reforms across the entire supply chain and value chain, with targets of ¥100.0 billion in structural cost reductions and ¥100.0 billion in fixed-cost reductions. In development, “Mazda Monozukuri Innovation 2.0,” which targets threefold productivity while maintaining existing resource levels, was also presented. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「We will expand cost reduction beyond conventional product and manufacturing costs by taking a comprehensive view of the entire supply chain and value chain, and will build cost reductions into our operations by thoroughly eliminating overburden, unevenness and waste.」
The scope of Monozukuri innovation and cost reduction was expanded from product and manufacturing costs to the entire supply chain and value chain. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥55.2 billion, up ¥15.5 billion, or 39.0%, year on year, due to improved per-unit profitability through measures including controlling selling expenses, as well as greater efficiency in foreign exchange management and fixed costs, among other factors.」
First-half operating profit increased 39.0% year on year, driven by lower selling expenses, improved per-unit profitability and greater fixed-cost efficiency. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「We will advance Monozukuri innovation by leveraging digital technologies. In the production process, we have introduced technology that builds a virtual production line on a computer, connects the computer with the control systems of actual equipment and robots, and enables all operational checks to be conducted on the computer before a vehicle is available. This has made it possible to significantly reduce labor hours, costs and preparation time.」
Digital technologies, virtual production lines and model-based development have been used to expand Monozukuri innovation into specific improvements in development and production efficiency. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥63.7 billion, compared with a loss of ¥32.0 billion in the same period of the previous year, due to continued efforts to improve selling prices and control and improve fixed costs, offsetting the impact of higher raw material prices.」
The company continued to improve selling prices and control and improve fixed costs, recovering from an operating loss in the same period of the previous year to operating profit. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥39.7 billion, compared with a loss of ¥52.9 billion in the same period of the previous year, due to continued and strengthened efforts to improve variable margins through measures including controlling selling expenses and improving the model mix, and to improve fixed-cost efficiency, offsetting the impact of higher raw material prices.」
Controlling selling expenses, improving variable margins, and continuing and strengthening fixed-cost efficiency were reiterated as measures to improve operating profit. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥26.1 billion, compared with a loss of ¥45.3 billion in the same period of the previous year, due to increased shipments and an improved model mix, as well as the effects of controlling selling expenses and cost improvement activities, among other factors.」
Controlling selling expenses and cost improvement activities continued to be cited as factors improving operating profit. No new improvement amount was provided. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factors behind changes in operating profit were as follows: Volume and mix ¥18.3 billion; Foreign exchange △¥68.3 billion; Cost improvements ¥26.0 billion; Research and development expenses △¥0.3 billion; Other △¥14.4 billion; Total △¥38.7 billion」
The contribution of cost improvements to operating profit was stated as ¥26.0 billion, up from ¥19.8 billion in the previous fiscal year, quantifying the effects of ongoing cost improvement activities. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥7.0 billion, down ¥25.7 billion, or 78.8%, year on year, due to lower shipments and the impact of a stronger yen, despite the effects of controlling selling expenses and cost improvement activities.」
The effects of controlling selling expenses and cost improvement activities continued to be cited, but operating profit declined significantly due to lower shipments and the impact of a stronger yen, among other factors. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥83.0 billion, down ¥63.4 billion, or 43.3%, from the previous fiscal year, due to higher selling expenses in the United States and elsewhere, the impact of a stronger yen and investment in reforms to the U.S. sales network, despite increased shipments and global cost improvement activities.」
The contribution of cost improvements to operating profit was stated as ¥19.8 billion. Operating profit as a whole declined to ¥83.0 billion, and the cost improvement effect alone was insufficient to offset the other factors reducing profit. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥59.6 billion, down ¥47.5 billion, or 44.4%, year on year, due to higher selling expenses resulting from intensifying competition and the effects of foreign exchange, despite increased shipments and the effects of cost improvement activities.」
The effects of cost improvement activities continued to be cited as a contributor to operating profit, but operating profit declined due to intensifying competition, higher selling expenses and the effects of foreign exchange, among other factors. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥30.9 billion, down ¥45.6 billion, or 59.6%, year on year, due to higher selling expenses resulting from intensifying competition, the effects of foreign exchange and the recognition of quality-related expenses, despite increased shipments and the effects of cost improvement activities.」
Cost improvement activities continued to be cited as a contributor to operating profit, but no new specific measures or performance metrics were provided. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥33.1 billion, down ¥6.8 billion, or 17.2%, year on year, due to higher selling expenses resulting from intensifying competition and the effects of foreign exchange rates, despite increased shipments and the effects of cost improvement activities.」
Cost improvement activities continued to be cited as a contributor to operating profit, but no new specific measures or performance metrics were provided. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥107.1 billion, up ¥5.1 billion, or 5.1%, year on year, due to the effects of foreign exchange and cost improvements, despite a decline in shipments and higher selling expenses, among other factors.」
Cost improvements were identified as a continuing factor in earnings improvement, but no new specific measures or performance metrics were provided. - FY2017Cited as achievedAnnual report
「To date, we have achieved development efficiency improvements of 30% or more and production equipment investment improvements of 20% or more. We have also achieved significant results in management, not only by developing and introducing products equipped with “SKYACTIV Technology,” including the efficient development of high-performance products aligned with market trends and their timely introduction to the market, but also by establishing a highly efficient production system capable of responding flexibly to changes in the operating environment, such as sharp shifts in demand for popular products.」
For Monozukuri innovation, development efficiency improvements of 30% or more and production equipment investment improvements of 20% or more were cited as past achievements. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Despite strengthening efforts including cost improvements through “Monozukuri innovation,”」
Efforts to improve costs through Monozukuri innovation are continuing and being strengthened, but no new performance metric was provided. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit was affected by the stronger yen and other factors, despite efforts including enhanced cost improvements through “Monozukuri innovation,”」
Efforts to improve costs through Monozukuri innovation are continuing and being strengthened, but no specific improvement amount or new performance metric was provided. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Through improvements in unit volumes and model mix, the global rollout of “Monozukuri innovation” and progress in cost improvements, among other factors」
The global rollout of Monozukuri innovation and progress in cost improvements were reiterated as factors supporting the maintenance of operating profit despite a stronger yen. No specific improvement amount was disclosed. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Through “Monozukuri innovation,” we are working to achieve both greater product competitiveness and higher development and production efficiency at a high level.」
It was described as a reform spanning development, procurement and production, with development efficiency improved by 30% or more and production equipment investment improved by 20% or more.