Improving Product Logistics, Optimizing Inventory and Controlling Costs
First written in FY2016. 14 of 23 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018. Latest entry: FY2026.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Increase in SG&A expenses due to personnel costs and expenses related to adding rental vehiclesAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 3.1% from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥1,682 million, due to higher personnel costs and increased expenses related to adding vehicles for the Business Rental Car Service business.」
It states that SG&A expenses increased 3.1% due to personnel costs and expenses related to adding vehicles for the Business Rental Car Service business, under the theme of improving operating efficiency and managing expenses. - FY2026-H1Increase in SG&A expenses, including rental-car-related costsAnnual report
「SG&A expenses exceeded the previous year's level due to higher personnel costs resulting from base-pay increases and increased expenses related to the Business Rental Car Service business.」
It states that SG&A expenses exceeded the previous year's level due to higher personnel costs from base-pay increases and increased expenses related to the Business Rental Car Service business. - FY2025-H1Gross profit maintained; SG&A expenses increasedAnnual report
「Despite widespread increases in product prices resulting from higher logistics costs and other factors, gross profit was maintained at the previous year's level through appropriate pass-through to selling prices and efficient control of procurement volumes. SG&A expenses exceeded the previous year's level due to higher personnel costs from base-pay increases and higher costs associated with replacing the core system.」
The company passed on higher logistics and other costs to selling prices and managed procurement volumes, maintaining gross profit at the previous year's level. SG&A expenses exceeded the previous year's level due to base-pay increases and costs associated with replacing the core system. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Gross profit fell slightly below the previous year's level due to inflation, although appropriate control of procurement prices and volumes was maintained. SG&A expenses were kept under control through staffing adjustments enabled by efficient sales activities, allowing the company to secure profit.」
Gross profit declined slightly due to inflation, but the company continued to manage procurement prices and volumes and control costs through efficient sales activities. - FY2024-Q3Procurement and volume controls continued, but gross profit declined slightlyAnnual report
「Gross profit fell slightly below the previous year's level, although appropriate control of procurement prices and volumes was maintained.」
It states that, while appropriate control of procurement prices and volumes was maintained, gross profit fell slightly below the previous year's level. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit was maintained at the previous year's level through appropriate control of procurement prices and volumes.」
It states that gross profit was maintained at the previous year's level despite the inflationary environment as a result of appropriate control of procurement prices and volumes. - FY2024-Q1Margin pressure from higher procurement prices and system costsAnnual report
「Gross profit fell below the previous year's level due to increases in some procurement prices. SG&A expenses exceeded the previous year's level because of maintenance costs for the core system.」
It states that gross profit fell below the previous year's level due to higher procurement prices, while SG&A expenses exceeded the previous year's level because of maintenance costs for the core system. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Despite increases in utilities and vehicle fuel costs, the company implemented thorough power-saving measures and vehicle fuel-efficiency management. Appropriate staffing through efficient sales activities kept personnel and other expenses under control, resulting in SG&A expenses of ¥1,573 million, down 1.4% from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company implemented power-saving measures, fuel-efficiency management and staffing adjustments through efficient sales activities, reducing SG&A expenses 1.4% despite factors driving costs higher. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit is exceeding the previous year's level as efficient procurement controls continue.」
It states that gross profit for the cumulative third quarter exceeded the previous year's level as a result of continued efficient procurement controls. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit exceeded the previous year's level as a result of efficient procurement controls.」
It states that gross profit for the cumulative second quarter exceeded the previous year's level as a result of continued efficient procurement controls, further demonstrating the effectiveness of its procurement and inventory management measures. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit significantly exceeded plan as a result of passing on increases in procurement prices to selling prices and implementing efficient procurement controls to reduce procurement costs.」
It states that gross profit significantly exceeded plan as a result of passing on procurement price increases to selling prices and implementing efficient procurement controls. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The company continued to address the challenge of improving procurement costs. As a result of thorough inventory and ordering management through its logistics system, gross profit exceeded the previous year's level. SG&A expenses included significantly higher vehicle fuel costs due to soaring fuel prices, despite reductions in mileage from changes to sales routes and fuel-efficiency management aimed at reducing CO₂ emissions. Efficient sales activities kept other expenses under control and enabled the company to secure profit.」
The company continued to manage inventory and orders through its logistics system, change sales routes, manage fuel efficiency and pursue efficient sales activities. Gross profit exceeded the previous year's level despite higher fuel costs, while other expenses were kept under control and profit was secured. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Gross profit exceeded the previous year's level as a result of efforts to improve margins and reduce inventory. Although vehicle fuel costs rose sharply due to higher fuel prices, efficient sales activities kept other expenses under control and enabled the company to secure profit.」
The company pursued margin improvement, inventory reduction and cost control through more efficient sales activities, and secured profit while gross profit exceeded the previous year's level despite the impact of higher fuel costs. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses fell 0.8% from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥1,611 million, due to lower vehicle-related expenses and other costs resulting from more efficient sales activities.」
It reports that SG&A expenses were reduced 0.8% from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥1,611 million through more efficient sales activities. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses also benefited from more efficient sales activities.」
SG&A expenses declined from ¥804 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥778 million as a result of more efficient sales activities. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses fell 4.5% from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥1,624 million, reflecting lower personnel costs from workforce optimisation and lower property-related expenses, including vehicle-related costs, following workforce optimisation.」
It states that SG&A expenses were reduced 4.5% year on year through workforce optimisation and other measures, adding specific results to the initiatives covering logistics, inventory and low-cost management. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses fell 3.1% from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥1,700 million. Personnel costs declined as a result of workforce optimisation, while property-related expenses fell due to reviews of rent and other costs, lower vehicle-related expenses following workforce optimisation, and a review of insurance premiums.」
It states that SG&A expenses were reduced 3.1% through workforce optimisation and reviews of rent, vehicle-related expenses and insurance premiums. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The logistics system also achieved total cost reductions, including inventory losses, through centralised management.」
It states that the logistics system was rebuilt and inventory was optimised, achieving total cost reductions, including inventory losses, through centralised logistics management. - FY2017ReframedAnnual report
「We will rebuild our current logistics system. After reviewing and simplifying the increasingly complex product ordering system and inventory management, we aim to establish a system under which the logistics centre can centrally manage product ordering and inventory control.」
The company has developed its initiatives from conventional logistics improvement, inventory optimisation and cost management into a rebuild of the logistics system, including centralised ordering and inventory management by the logistics centre. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although we worked to reduce expenses, we were unable to offset the decline in earnings resulting from lower sales.」
It states that, although the company implemented expense reductions, these were insufficient to offset the decline in earnings resulting from lower sales. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We will develop the management framework needed to achieve sustainable growth by improving product logistics, optimising inventory levels and pursuing further low-cost control.」
Logistics, inventory and costs are identified as internal operating measures supporting profitability and sustainable growth.