Productivity Improvement and Ongoing Cost Reduction
First written in FY2022-Q3. 2 of 4 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 7 of 34 companies on the "Worse" side.
24 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Through these initiatives, we will steadily shift personnel from routine work to higher-value-added work, leading to a substantial increase in productivity and the creation of new customer value. Over the medium to long term, under a policy of fundamentally transforming our operating structure from “people:AI = 9:1 to 5:5,” we will accelerate the development of an operating structure that supports execution of our strategy by redesigning workflows around AI and moving toward the full-scale use of AI agents capable of performing tasks autonomously.」
The previous policy of improving productivity and reducing costs has been made more specific through generative AI, AI agents, workflow redesign, and shifting personnel to higher-value-added areas. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Without being constrained by the traditional framework of banking, we will implement various initiatives with flexibility and speed, expand our business areas, operate with high productivity, and improve management efficiency through ongoing cost reductions.」
Highly productive business operations and ongoing cost reductions have been reaffirmed as means of improving management efficiency beyond the traditional banking framework. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Without being constrained by the traditional framework of banking, we will implement various initiatives with flexibility and speed, expand our business areas, operate with high productivity, and improve management efficiency through ongoing cost reductions.」
Higher productivity, ongoing cost reductions, and operational efficiency improvements continue to be used as means of improving management efficiency. DX is also positioned as a means of improving productivity. - FY2022-Q3First statedAnnual report
「We will implement various initiatives with flexibility and speed, expand our business areas, operate with high productivity, and improve management efficiency through ongoing cost reductions.」
Highly productive business operations and ongoing cost reductions are being used as means of improving management efficiency.