Addressing the polarization of valve products and establishing flexible development and production systems
First written in FY2018. 8 of 13 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: 2026-10-28.
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- 2026-10-28AdvancedGovernance
「次期中期経営計画では、需要地に即した生産・供給体制の最適化を、より本格的に進めてまいります。」
グローバル最適生産の方針を、需要地に即した生産・供給体制の最適化として具体化している。 - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「We will establish a globally optimised production system and promote responses to carbon-neutral fuels and the development of new technologies for high-performance engine valves.」
The Company continues its production and technology policy combining globally optimised production, high-performance engine valves and responses to carbon-neutral fuels. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「While strengthening competitiveness by pursuing an efficient production system, we will further expand our global market share by increasing sales, particularly through overseas bases of Japanese automakers, and implement globally optimised production.」
The Company gave concrete form to its response to product polarisation and changing demand through an efficient production system, expanded sales to overseas bases and the implementation of globally optimised production. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「We will pursue an efficient production system while capturing opportunities to increase our global market share and establishing an optimised global production system.」
The Company gave concrete form to its response to product polarisation and the need for flexible production systems through efforts to capture opportunities to expand global market share, establish an optimised global production system and pursue efficient production. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Based on progress in improving and streamlining the productivity of manufacturing equipment, order conditions at each automaker and forecasts for securing future orders, the filing company decided to reorganise its production lines. Because the profitability of manufacturing equipment not expected to be used in the future had declined, its carrying amount was reduced to its recoverable amount, and the resulting reduction was recorded as an extraordinary loss.」
Decisions were made to reorganise production lines based on productivity improvements, rationalisation and order conditions, and the disposal of equipment with no expected future use resulted in an impairment loss of ¥175.406 million. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「With the pursuit of an efficient production system as its top priority, we will reduce operating losses, lower stagnant inventory and automate inspection processes in order to promote labour and manpower savings.」
The Company specified concrete measures toward a more flexible and efficient production system, including reducing operating losses and stagnant inventory and automating inspection processes. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「New technology development ・Development of valves for higher exhaust gas temperatures ・ 대응 to the spread of carbon-neutral fuels」
The Company continues product development as a key existing-business initiative to address valves for higher exhaust-gas temperatures and the spread of carbon-neutral fuels. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Cost reductions ・Multiskilling and productivity improvements ・Conversion of production equipment to smart lines」
As measures for the existing businesses under the new medium-term management plan, the Company explicitly identified multiskilling, productivity improvements and the conversion of production equipment to smart lines, giving concrete form to a more flexible and efficient production system. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「For its domestic business, the Company has positioned the Shizuoka Plant as the Group's global mother plant. In addition to making it the centre for developing production personnel, the Company will continue to diversify work styles in response to issues such as the declining birthrate and ageing population, placing first priority on creating a workplace that is easy to work in and focused on employees' working styles.」
The Company continues initiatives toward flexible production and development systems, including production-line optimisation, fixed-cost reductions and lower product defect rates. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「During the current fiscal year, the Company completed the switch to a new manufacturing method aimed at improving quality and productivity, together with the associated reorganization of production lines. It therefore disposed of and sold equipment that was no longer needed.」
For hollow valves, the Company completed the transition to a new manufacturing process and the reorganisation of production lines, reaching a concrete stage toward a flexible production system. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Ordinary profit was lower than in the previous corresponding period, mainly because of the substantial impact of the decline in product sales to the North American market from domestic operations. Productivity improvements for hollow valves are beginning to bear fruit, but upfront investment associated with business expansion has continued.」
Productivity improvements for hollow valves are beginning to bear fruit, while upfront investment associated with business expansion continues. The Company appears to be continuing initiatives to improve productivity and profitability for high-performance, low-cost products, but no specific figures or new product-development milestones have been provided. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「We will increase production capacity through further productivity improvements, secure stable earnings through lower costs, and, looking further ahead, develop low-cost, high-performance valves that surpass umbrella hollow valves.」
In addition to improving the productivity, capacity and cost structure of hollow valves, the Company specifically identified the development of low-cost, high-performance valves that surpass umbrella hollow valves. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「To prepare for this rapidly changing business environment, management regards as a business issue the need to respond to the polarisation of valve products into high-performance and specialised products versus general-purpose and low-cost products, and to build flexible development and production systems for this purpose.」
The Company identified the establishment of flexible development and production systems as a new management issue and initiative in response to the polarisation of products into high-performance and specialised products versus general-purpose and low-cost products.