Improving cost competitiveness through local production and supply-chain strengthening
First written in FY2016. 3 of 6 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2017: 2 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「このため、中国市場向けの装置については現地生産を行うなど、将来の様々なリスクに対応できる体制の構築を推進しました。」
中国市場向け装置について、現地生産を行う対応を進めたと記載しており、従来の現地生産化方針から具体的な運用段階へ進んでいる。 - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「市場の様々な変化に機動的に対応する為に、装置生産をファブレス（外部委託）化し運転資金及び投資資金の安定的な確保に努めています。」
ファブレス化を通じて、市場変化への対応力と運転資金・投資資金の安定確保を図る施策を継続している。 - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「また、利益水準を高め、差別化された製品を提供する為、グループ内の強みを組みわせた新製品の開発とサプライチェーンの見直しによるコストダウン等に継続的に取り組んでいます。」
グループ内の強みを組み合わせた新製品開発とサプライチェーン見直しによるコストダウンを、競争力・利益水準向上の手段として継続している。 - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「We continue various initiatives to develop products differentiated by functionality and price, including developing new products that combine the Group's areas of expertise and reducing costs by reviewing the supply chain.」
The Group continues to strengthen functional and price competitiveness through global supply-chain reviews and new product development. - FY2017ReframedAnnual report
「To develop products differentiated by functionality and price, we will continue to pursue in-house development and review our supply chain globally.」
The description of the measures has shifted from explicitly emphasizing local production to global supply-chain reviews and in-house development as means of strengthening competitiveness. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「For inspection-related and exposure equipment, we will continue improving and developing products differentiated by their functionality while strengthening the supply-chain structure covering development, production and sales. In particular, to enhance cost competitiveness, we will further promote local production and address competition from local manufacturers in overseas markets.」
Measures include differentiating product functionality, strengthening the development, production and sales supply chain, and expanding local production overseas.