Productivity Improvement
First written in FY2017-Q1. 19 of 39 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-13.
89 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-10-13AdvancedEarnings
「In addition to cost-cutting measures such as improving production efficiency and reducing ink usage, improved profit margins resulting from changes in the product mix in the IT and industrial materials fields contributed to the results exceeding the initial plan」
Cost-cutting measures, including improved production efficiency and reduced ink usage, contributed to improved earnings, which exceeded the initial plan. - FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Profit also exceeded the initial plan, as cost-reduction measures such as improving production efficiency and reducing ink usage, together with margin improvement resulting from changes in the product mix in the IT and industrial materials fields, contributed to earnings. Operating profit was ¥2,454 million, up 52.4%, ordinary profit was ¥2,499 million, up 59.4%, and interim net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥1,641 million, up 54.8%. Each of these items reached a record high for an interim consolidated accounting period.」
Cost-reduction measures such as improving production efficiency and reducing ink usage, together with margin improvement from changes in the product mix, led to record-high interim earnings, including a 52.4% increase in operating profit. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Although manufacturing costs increased, the consolidated ordinary profit margin on net sales improved to 6.2% from the previous consolidated fiscal year, owing to cost reductions from improved production efficiency, the promotion of price pass-through, and increased sales of relatively high-margin IT and industrial materials and the Company's own products in the Household Materials segment.」
Cost reductions from improved production efficiency and other measures are cited together with the full-year improvement in the consolidated ordinary profit margin on net sales to 6.2%. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「We focused on selling developed products that reduce environmental impact, reducing costs, and improving production efficiency and quality.」
Improving production efficiency remains an ongoing initiative alongside cost and quality improvements. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Although costs increased due to higher prices for ink, solvents, electricity, fuel and auxiliary materials, operating profit increased by ¥1,055 million, or 58.2%, from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥2,871 million. This reflected higher sales, improvements in sales activities and production efficiency, and a profit contribution from Nakamoto Advanced Film Co., Ltd. (formerly MICS Chemical Co., Ltd.).」
Improvements in sales activities and production efficiency, together with profit contributions from subsidiaries, are cited as specific results supporting the 58.2% year-on-year increase in operating profit. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「We focused on selling developed products that reduce environmental impact, reducing costs, and improving production efficiency and quality.」
The Company has identified cost reduction and improving production efficiency as ongoing initiatives alongside quality improvement and sales of environmentally conscious products. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We focused on selling developed products that reduce environmental impact, reducing costs, and improving production efficiency and quality.」
The Company has identified cost reduction and improving production efficiency as ongoing initiatives. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Company focused on cost reduction and improving production efficiency and quality.」
The Company has identified cost reduction and improving production efficiency as ongoing initiatives. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Company focused on cost reduction and improving production efficiency and quality.」
The Company has identified cost reduction and improving production efficiency as ongoing initiatives. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We focused on selling developed products that reduce environmental impact, reducing costs, and improving production efficiency and quality.」
The Company has identified improving production efficiency as an ongoing initiative alongside cost reduction and quality improvement. - FY2023-Q2Continued deterioration in production efficiency at the China operationsAnnual report
「Although China, the Company's main manufacturing base, has gradually recovered, the impact from the first quarter lingered and production efficiency deteriorated. As a result, net sales were ¥2,307 million, down 2.4% year on year, and gross profit was ¥642 million, down 14.9%.」
Although the China operations are gradually recovering, the lingering impact from the first quarter and deteriorating production efficiency led to lower revenue and profit in the Household Materials segment. - FY2023-Q1Production efficiency deteriorated due to lockdowns in China and other factorsAnnual report
「Production efficiency deteriorated as a result of operating restrictions and logistics disruptions caused by the Beijing Olympics and lockdowns related to COVID-19, among other factors.」
It is stated that production efficiency deteriorated in the household materials business due to operating restrictions and logistics disruptions in China. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The effects of improved production efficiency and higher profit margins at affiliates resulted in gross profit of ¥2,991 million, up 17.7%.」
The effects of improved production efficiency contributed to the specific full-year result of a 17.7% increase in food-related gross profit. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, the effects of improved production efficiency and higher profit margins at affiliates resulted in gross profit of ¥2,399 million, up 22.6%.」
The effects of improved production efficiency and higher profit margins at affiliates contributed to the specific result of a 22.6% increase in food-related gross profit. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The effects of improved production efficiency and higher profit margins at affiliates resulted in gross profit of ¥1,554 million, up 24.4%.」
The effects of improved production efficiency are described alongside the specific result of a 24.4% increase in food-related gross profit. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, although products for relatively high-priced containers and trays for leisure and events performed poorly, the effects of improved production efficiency and higher profit margins at domestic and overseas affiliates resulted in gross profit of ¥819 million, up 29.7%.」
The effects of improved production efficiency are described alongside the specific result of a 29.7% increase in food-related gross profit. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The company also worked to improve production efficiency, mainly for repeat products and NS Sepa, a self-developed product. In addition, the Saitama No. 3 Plant, which began mass production in September 2019, achieved full-year profitability in the current fiscal year, resulting in net sales of ¥4,894 million, up 13.2% year on year, and gross profit of ¥1,350 million, up 27.2%.」
In addition to improved production efficiency, mainly for NS Sepa, the company achieved full profitability at the Saitama No. 3 Plant, while gross profit in the IT and industrial materials business increased 27.2% year on year. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Films for manufacturing electronic components and smartphone applications remained firm, while automotive interior materials also recovered somewhat as automobile production began to recover, mainly in developed countries and China. Although the impact of fewer on-site trial productions due to restrictions on entry to plants as an infectious disease control measure remained, some projects progressed toward mass production. As a result of efforts to improve production efficiency, mainly for repeat products and NS Sepa, a self-developed product, net sales were ¥3,444 million, up 4.6% year on year, and gross profit was ¥991 million, up 26.3%.」
In addition to improving production efficiency, mainly for NS Sepa and other products, gross profit in the IT and industrial materials business increased 26.3% year on year. Improvements in production efficiency through affiliated companies and new coating machinery are also described for the food and construction materials businesses. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, efforts to improve production efficiency, mainly for repeat products and NS Sepa, a self-developed product, resulted in gross profit of ¥596 million, up 14.2%.」
Improved production efficiency, mainly for NS Sepa and other products, resulted in a 14.2% year-on-year increase in gross profit in the IT and industrial materials business. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding profit, efforts to improve production efficiency, mainly for repeat products and NS Sepa, a self-developed product, resulted in gross profit of ¥286 million, up 14.9%.」
Improving production efficiency, mainly for NS Sepa and other products, is described alongside the specific result of a 14.9% year-on-year increase in gross profit in the IT and industrial materials business. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「We aim to achieve our targets by capturing new demand arising with the arrival of the 5G era and improving production efficiency, among other measures.」
Improving production efficiency continues to be positioned as a means of achieving the targets. - FY2020-Q2Unable to achieve efficient planned productionAnnual report
「Although considerable effort was devoted to prototyping new projects to make up for the decline, the inability to achieve efficient, planned production resulted in net sales of ¥2,215 million, down 15.6% year on year, and gross profit of ¥522 million, down 24.1%.」
Although the company pursued prototyping for new projects in the IT and industrial materials business, it was unable to achieve efficient, planned production, resulting in year-on-year declines in net sales and gross profit. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, profit margins improved through productivity improvements for unprofitable items and reductions in loss and claims, resulting in gross profit of ¥741 million, up 11.1%.」
The results show that food-related gross profit increased 11.1% year on year through productivity improvements for unprofitable items and other measures. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to reducing costs and loss claims through continuous improvement activities, the company continued to propose price negotiations and changes to film configurations that offer cost benefits, resulting in gross profit of ¥2,658 million, up 12.2%.」
It is stated that cost reductions and reductions in loss claims through continuous improvement activities contributed to the full-year 12.2% increase in food-related gross profit. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Although processing of image-receiving layers for thermal register paper, inkjet paper and other products remained firm, net sales were ¥290 million, down 1.5% year on year, due to a decline in recycled pellet prices. However, supported by the effects of cost reductions including improved productivity, gross profit was ¥94 million, up 10.2%.」
The results specifically show that, due to the effects of cost reductions including improved productivity, gross profit in the Other business increased 10.2% year on year. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We worked to improve business performance by raising productivity and improving quality control, among other measures.」
Improving productivity continues as an initiative for improving business performance, alongside improvements in quality control. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We worked to improve business performance by raising productivity and improving quality control, among other measures.」
Improving productivity continues as an initiative alongside improvements in quality control. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「We worked to improve business performance by raising productivity and improving quality control, among other measures.」
Improving productivity continues as an initiative for improving business performance, alongside improvements in quality control. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We worked to improve business performance by raising productivity and improving quality control, among other measures.」
Improving productivity continues as an initiative for improving business performance, alongside improvements in quality control. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We worked to improve business performance by raising productivity and improving quality control, among other measures.」
Improving productivity continues as an initiative for improving business performance, alongside improvements in quality control. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We worked to improve business performance by raising productivity and improving quality control, among other measures.」
Improving productivity continues to be cited as an initiative aimed at improving business performance. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「As a result of thoroughly reducing waste and loss through improvement activities, as in the previous year, and promoting reductions in manufacturing costs through more efficient production and reductions in selling, general and administrative expenses, among other measures,」
It is stated that reductions in waste and loss, more efficient production, and lower manufacturing costs continued to be pursued. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, improvements in over-loss and operating efficiency in production, guided by the Improvement Promotion Office, became established at each plant, while lower electricity and fuel prices reduced manufacturing costs, resulting in gross profit of ¥1,804 million, up 8.4%.」
The guidance of the Improvement Promotion Office, reductions in over-loss, and the establishment of operating-efficiency improvements at each plant continue to be described. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, improvements in excess losses and operating efficiency in production have taken hold at each plant, resulting in gross profit of ¥1,180 million.」
The company states that measures to improve productivity, including reducing excess losses and improving operating efficiency, have taken hold at each plant. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「We worked to improve business performance by raising productivity and improving quality control, among other measures.」
Productivity improvement is identified as one of the operational measures aimed at improving performance.