Team Suzuki's Comprehensive Review of Manufacturing Capabilities and Ways of Working
First written in FY2016. 9 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 2 of 18 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「We introduced an ultra-close-range paint applicator, shortening the distance between the workpiece and the applicator from 250 mm to 100 mm and using electrostatic force to improve painting efficiency from 65% to 98% (introduction began in 2025).」
The manufacturing-strengthening and smart-factory initiatives progressed to specific manufacturing technologies that shorten the painting distance and improve painting efficiency. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「To remain a company that protects the world's mobility for daily life, we are defining the ideal state of manufacturing for fiscal 2030 and advancing the creation of Suzuki smart factories.」
The company translated its conventional manufacturing-strengthening efforts into the creation of smart factories, with a view to the ideal state of manufacturing in fiscal 2030. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Production, engineering, procurement and IT are working together under the basic philosophy of the Mid-term Management Plan (April 2021 to March 2026), “Protecting the world's mobility for daily life,” to provide valuable products and services to customers, including through efforts to improve and assure quality using AI and strengthen the data-utilization infrastructure.」
The company continued to strengthen manufacturing under the New Mid-term Management Plan, translating this into specific efforts to improve and assure quality using AI and strengthen the data-utilization infrastructure. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Production, engineering, procurement and IT are working together under the basic philosophy of the Mid-term Management Plan (April 2021 to March 2026), “Protecting the world's mobility for daily life,” with the objective of providing valuable products and services to customers. We are working to improve and assure quality using AI and strengthen the data-utilization infrastructure.」
The company continued to strengthen manufacturing under the New Mid-term Management Plan and translated its initiatives into specific efforts to improve and assure quality using AI and strengthen the data-utilization infrastructure. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Production, engineering, procurement and IT are working together under the basic philosophy of the Mid-term Management Plan (April 2021 to March 2026), “Protecting the world's mobility for daily life,” with the objective of providing valuable products and services to customers. We are working to improve and assure the quality of new technologies through data-utilization technologies, including AI.」
The company carried the manufacturing-strengthening initiatives into the New Mid-term Management Plan and indicated a policy of using data-utilization technologies, including AI, for the electrification of products and manufacturing technologies, reductions in CO2 emissions during manufacturing, and quality assurance for new technologies. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Production, engineering, procurement and IT are working together on the strengthening of manufacturing set out in the Mid-term Management Plan SUZUKI NEXT 100 and developing products that deliver value to customers. In addition to products equipped with advanced safety technologies and their production systems, the use of IoT technologies to ensure stable product performance and quality, technologies that reduce the burden on workers, technologies that reduce environmental impact and electrification technologies has produced results in product performance, workplace improvements and management. We have also begun using AI technologies based on big data obtained from these technologies.」
The company expanded its manufacturing-strengthening initiatives to include IoT-based assurance of product performance and quality, reduction of workload and environmental impact, electrification, and the initial use of AI technologies based on big data. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Production, engineering, procurement and IT are working together to improve the system for delivering valuable products to customers as part of the strengthening of manufacturing set out in the Mid-term Management Plan SUZUKI NEXT 100. In addition to products equipped with advanced safety technologies and their production systems, we are achieving results not only in product performance but also in management through the introduction of technologies that consistently ensure product performance, worker-friendly operations, electrification technologies and technologies that reduce environmental impact.」
The company stated that it had added technologies for ensuring product performance, worker-friendly operations, electrification and reduced environmental impact to the scope of its manufacturing-strengthening initiatives. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In particular, under the strengthening of manufacturing set out in the New Mid-term Management Plan SUZUKI NEXT 100, we are promoting improvements to the system through which production, engineering, procurement and IT work together to deliver valuable products to customers. In addition to products equipped with advanced safety technologies and their production systems, we have introduced worker-friendly assembly lines and automation technologies for hazardous, highly skilled tasks, achieving significant benefits not only in product performance but also in management.」
The company expanded the scope of manufacturing enhancement to production, engineering, procurement and IT, and progressed to introducing production systems for advanced safety technologies, assembly lines and automation technologies. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Since 2015, we have been promoting the strengthening of manufacturing under SUZUKI NEXT 100. This initiative involves reviewing the system through which production, engineering and procurement work together to deliver valuable products to customers. To date, we have improved products and achieved significant management benefits by adapting to the new HEARTECT platform, developing new welding lines that can be implemented with 50% of the previous investment, deploying them at the Gujarat plant in India, and developing products equipped with advanced safety technologies and introducing their production systems.」
The company stated that its manufacturing-strengthening initiatives had progressed to include adaptation to HEARTECT, development and deployment at the Gujarat plant of new welding lines requiring 50% of the previous investment, and development of products equipped with advanced safety technologies and introduction of their production systems. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Through Team Suzuki, we will conduct a comprehensive global review of the foundations of manufacturing and work processes, position the next 5 years as a period for making the foundation of management solid, and work to strengthen our management foundation.」
The company positioned global infrastructure development and a comprehensive review of operations as specific approaches under the mid-term plan.