TQC Framework Led by a Quality Assurance Office Reporting Directly to the President
First written in FY2023. 1 of 2 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024. Latest entry: FY2024.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 5 of 46 companies on the "Worse" side.
30 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The quality assurance office reporting directly to the president will oversee the rollout of TQC (total quality control) to pursue further quality improvements. The company will also advance its industry-academia collaboration, which began with the handling of custom-made mattresses, and work on developing new technologies for coils and other areas and reducing costs per unit of product.」
The company moved from planning to implementing TQC under the quality assurance office reporting directly to the president, and advanced the development of new technologies and cost reduction through industry-academia collaboration. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「The company will establish a quality assurance office reporting directly to the president for TQC (Total Quality Control), separate from the existing quality control function within its internal processes. It will also develop new products incorporating sleep technology through industry-academia collaboration and work to reduce costs per unit of product.」
In addition to existing ISO 9001 and quality control measures, the company presented for the first time a plan to establish a quality assurance office reporting directly to the president and strengthen quality control through TQC.