Promoting the Shift to Contract Operations and Improving Competitiveness through Shop-Floor Improvements
First written in FY2016. 21 of 36 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The company accurately identifies issues at customers' factories and has introduced proprietary AI tools and a work optimization system, thereby addressing issues including the prevention of occupational accidents and quality improvement. In addition, it aims to develop new contract operations, including smart-factory projects jointly developed with customers.」
Continues to upgrade contract operations through proprietary AI tools, a work optimization system, and joint smart-factory development with customers. The company explains that improvement activities at each contract site also contributed to improved profitability. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Successful improvement activities at manufacturing contract sites led to improved profitability.」
Explains that shop-floor improvement activities at manufacturing contract sites improved profitability, reporting a track record of translating shop-floor improvement into greater competitiveness and profitability. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, profit increased as a result of gaining the understanding of many customer companies regarding higher staffing unit prices following the October 2024 minimum wage revision, successful shop-floor improvement activities at manufacturing contract sites, and the contribution of 平山ＧＬ社.」
Explains that shop-floor improvement at manufacturing contract sites improved profitability, reporting a track record of enhancing competitiveness through contract operations and shop-floor improvement. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「At 株式会社平山ＧＬ, which became a consolidated subsidiary in the previous fiscal year (formerly ブリヂヂストングリーンランドスケープ株式会社, hereinafter “平山ＧＬ社”), the absence of various group-integration costs incurred in the previous fiscal year and improved production efficiency through the Hirayama Group's shop-floor improvement expertise contributed to higher revenue and profit.」
Continues to explain that improved production efficiency through the Hirayama Group's shop-floor improvement expertise contributed to higher revenue and profit. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The company accurately identifies issues at customers' factories and has introduced proprietary AI tools and a work optimization system, thereby addressing issues including the prevention of occupational accidents and quality improvement. In addition, it aims to develop new contract operations, including smart-factory projects jointly developed with customers.」
Continues to strengthen contract operations through proprietary AI tools, a work optimization system, and joint smart-factory development with customers. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To assign personnel to high-unit-price orders for which customer demand is strong and strengthen training for highly skilled personnel, the company strategically used recruitment and other expenses, established new locations and training centers, and expanded its recruiting and training staff.」
Continues measures to improve the profitability of contract operations and staffing by combining personnel assignments to high-unit-price orders with training for highly skilled personnel. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Plans to assign personnel to high-unit-price new orders for which customer demand is strong and strengthen training for highly skilled personnel.」
Strengthens measures combining personnel assignments to high-unit-price new orders with training for highly skilled personnel. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The company accurately identifies issues at customers' factories and has introduced proprietary AI tools and a work optimization system, thereby addressing issues including the prevention of occupational accidents and quality improvement. In addition, it aims to develop new contract operations, including smart-factory projects jointly developed with customers.」
In addition to improving operations and assigning personnel to high-unit-price projects, the company is implementing specific measures involving proprietary AI tools, a work optimization system, and joint smart-factory development with customers. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, the company exceeded the plan as a result of improving operations at contract sites, winning projects with high unit prices, and the effects of using RPA in selling, general and administrative expenses.」
Continues the previous explanation that improving contract sites, winning high-unit-price projects, and improving cost efficiency through RPA secured results above plan. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of operating profit, although costs temporarily increased to accept and assign foreign engineers following the easing of entry restrictions in March this year, the company exceeded the plan by improving operations at contract sites, winning projects with high unit prices, and using selling, general and administrative expenses efficiently, including through RPA.」
Continues the previous explanation that shop-floor improvement at contract sites, winning high-unit-price projects, and improving the efficiency of selling, general and administrative expenses through RPA secured results above plan. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, the company exceeded the plan by improving operations at contract sites, winning projects with high unit prices, and using selling, general and administrative expenses efficiently, including through digital transformation and RPA.」
Continues shop-floor improvement at contract sites, winning high-unit-price projects, and improving cost efficiency through digital transformation and RPA, and explains that these efforts secured results above plan. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, the company exceeded the plan by improving operations at contract sites, winning projects with high unit prices, and using selling, general and administrative expenses efficiently, including through digital transformation and RPA.」
Secured results above plan through shop-floor improvement at contract sites, winning high-unit-price projects, and improving cost efficiency through digital transformation and RPA. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, the company exceeded the plan by improving operations at contract sites, winning projects with high unit prices, and using selling, general and administrative expenses efficiently, including through digital transformation and RPA.」
Secured results above plan through shop-floor improvement at contract sites, winning high-unit-price projects, and improving cost efficiency through digital transformation and RPA. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, the company exceeded the plan by improving operations at contract sites, winning projects with high unit prices, and using selling, general and administrative expenses efficiently, including through digital transformation and RPA.」
Explains that profits exceeded the plan through shop-floor improvement at contract sites and winning high-unit-price projects. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, profits exceeded the plan as a result of improving operations at contract sites, winning projects with high unit prices, and using selling, general and administrative expenses efficiently, including through digital transformation and RPA.」
Secured profits above plan through shop-floor improvement at contract sites and winning high-unit-price projects. This represents specific progress in translating shop-floor improvement into earnings. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, profits exceeded the plan as a result of improving operations at contract sites, winning projects with high unit prices, and using selling, general and administrative expenses efficiently.」
Reports the specific result of exceeding the plan through shop-floor improvement at contract sites and winning high-unit-price projects. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to improvement activities through consulting, one of our strengths, we will increase productivity and quality and improve profitability at production sites by introducing IoT and RPA. We will promote the expansion of contract operations across a wide range of industries by applying this expertise.」
Continues to combine IoT and RPA with shop-floor improvement consulting to raise productivity and quality and expand contract operations across a wide range of industries. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, profits improved and substantial profit growth was secured, owing in part to efficiency gains in contract operations at large-scale facilities and a decrease in amortization of goodwill at ＦＵＮｔｏＦＵＮ株式会社.」
Explains that it continued measures to improve efficiency in contract operations through shop-floor improvement at large-scale facilities, contributing to improved profitability. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, profits improved and substantial profit growth was secured, owing in part to efficiency gains from improving operations at large-scale facilities and a decrease in amortization of goodwill at ＦＵＮｔｏＦＵＮ株式会社.」
Explains that shop-floor improvement at large-scale facilities led to greater efficiency and improved profitability. - FY2019RaisedAnnual report
「In addition to improvement activities through consulting, one of the Group's strengths, we will improve profitability at production sites by introducing IoT and RPA to increase productivity and quality and reduce labor requirements. We will also expand contract operations into inbound-related businesses such as retail, accommodation and food service by applying this expertise.」
Plans to add IoT and RPA to shop-floor improvement consulting, promote labor-saving at manufacturing sites, and expand contract operations into retail, accommodation and food service. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Other business segment, inquiries for the core consulting business for improving operations at manufacturing sites increased both in Japan and overseas. In particular, the company secured orders to provide consulting at the German and Mexican plants of a major Japanese company with production facilities worldwide. In Japan, consulting at new manufacturing sites, including shipbuilding, steel and electronics-related facilities, is also scheduled to begin.」
Reports the securing of orders for plants in Germany and Mexico, as well as the start of consulting at new domestic manufacturing sites, including shipbuilding, steel and electronics-related facilities. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Other business segment, inquiries for the core consulting business for improving operations at manufacturing sites increased both in Japan and overseas. In particular, the company secured orders to provide consulting guidance at the German and Mexican plants of a major Japanese company with production facilities worldwide.」
In addition to increased domestic and overseas inquiries for shop-floor improvement consulting, progress was made in securing specific orders for plants in Germany and Mexico. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the Other business segment, the core consulting business for improving operations at manufacturing sites saw an increase in inquiries, mainly from major companies in Japan, and continued to secure projects overseas, including in Southeast Asia and China.」
Reports an increase in inquiries from major domestic companies and ongoing projects in Southeast Asia and China for shop-floor improvement consulting. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「As before, our Group will promote the conversion of operations to contract manufacturing, actively assign shop-floor improvement consultants to customer sites, make proposals that leverage our shop-floor improvement capabilities, and work to strengthen the contract manufacturing business by improving productivity and quality.」
Continues to pursue the expansion of contract operations by deploying shop-floor improvement consultants and to strengthen competitiveness through higher productivity and quality. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Other business segment, the core consulting business for improving operations at manufacturing sites saw an increase in inquiries from China and Southeast Asia, as well as from major companies in Japan.」
Reports an increase in inquiries for shop-floor improvement consulting from China and Southeast Asia, as well as from major companies in Japan. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the Other business segment, the core consulting business for improving operations at manufacturing sites continued to receive strong inquiries from Southeast Asia and China and performed steadily.」
Continues to report strong inquiries from Southeast Asia and China for shop-floor improvement consulting and steady performance. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In Other businesses, the group's core on-site improvement consulting business for manufacturers continued to receive strong interest from China and Southeast Asia, and remained solid.」
The company continues to describe strong interest in on-site improvement consulting from China and Southeast Asia and the business's solid performance. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In Other businesses, the group's core on-site improvement consulting business for manufacturers continued to receive strong interest both in Japan and overseas. The company increased its consultant headcount to meet demand, and the business remained solid.」
Demand for on-site improvement consulting in Japan and overseas remains strong, and the company is responding by increasing its consultant headcount. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In Other businesses, the group's core on-site improvement consulting business for manufacturers continued to receive strong interest both in Japan and overseas. The company increased its consultant headcount to meet demand, and the business remained solid.」
Demand for on-site improvement consulting in Japan and overseas remains strong, and the company is responding by increasing its consultant headcount. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In Other businesses, the group's core on-site improvement consulting projects for manufacturers received strong interest both in Japan and overseas, and the company increased its consultant headcount to respond.」
The company increased its consultant headcount to respond to strong interest in on-site improvement consulting projects in Japan and overseas. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To reliably meet customer companies’ requirements for contract operations, we will have our shop-floor improvement consultants accompany sales representatives and make proposals that leverage their improvement expertise. We will also continue assigning consultants to existing contract sites to drive further reform and improvement, enhance productivity and quality, and strengthen competitiveness.」
Shop-floor improvement consultants are deployed both in sales proposals and at existing contract sites to improve productivity, quality and competitiveness.