Improving Inventory Health Through Monthly Demand Forecasts and Immediate Production Cuts
First written in FY2018. 4 of 7 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2024.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 7 of 56 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「In the current fiscal year, we recorded an inventory write-down of ¥33.091 million, which was contained at 0.6% of sales.」
The company continued monthly demand forecasts for 3 months ahead, immediate production cuts when sales declined and year-end inventory write-downs. The inventory write-down in the current fiscal year was ¥33.091 million, or 0.6% of sales, an improvement from ¥57.192 million and 0.8% in the previous fiscal year. - FY2023Increase in inventory write-downsAnnual report
「In the current fiscal year, we recorded an inventory write-down of ¥57.192 million, which was contained at 0.8% of sales.」
The company continued inventory management through monthly demand forecasts, immediate production cuts and year-end write-downs. The inventory write-down in the current fiscal year was ¥57.192 million, or 0.8% of sales, up from ¥21.172 million and 0.4% in the previous fiscal year. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「When sales decline, we immediately reduce production. We make precise monthly demand forecasts for the following 3 months and adjust production to avoid excess inventory. At the end of each fiscal year, we systematically write down the carrying amounts of products that did not achieve the expected sales performance, so that losses are not deferred into the following fiscal year. In the current fiscal year, we recorded an inventory impairment loss of ¥21.172 million, which remained in line with ordinary years at 0.4% of sales.」
The company continued immediate production cuts, monthly demand forecasts for 3 months ahead and year-end reductions in carrying amounts. The inventory impairment loss in the current fiscal year was ¥21.172 million, or 0.4% of sales. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「When sales decline, we immediately reduce production. We make precise monthly demand forecasts for the following 3 months and adjust production to avoid excess inventory. At the end of each fiscal year, we systematically write down the carrying amounts of products that did not achieve the expected sales performance, so that losses are not deferred into the following fiscal year. In the current fiscal year, we recorded an inventory impairment loss of ¥42.102 million, which remained in line with ordinary years at 0.9% of sales.」
The company continued immediate production cuts, monthly demand forecasts for 3 months ahead and year-end reductions in carrying amounts. The inventory impairment loss in the current fiscal year was ¥42.102 million, or 0.9% of sales. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「When sales decline, we immediately reduce production. We make precise monthly demand forecasts for the following 3 months and adjust production to avoid excess inventory. At the end of each fiscal year, we systematically write down the carrying amounts of products that did not achieve the expected sales performance, so that losses are not deferred into the following fiscal year. In the current fiscal year, we recorded an inventory write-down of ¥19.274 million, which remained in line with ordinary years at 0.5% of sales.」
The company continued inventory management combining immediate production cuts, monthly demand forecasts for 3 months ahead and year-end write-downs. The write-down in the current fiscal year was ¥19.274 million, or 0.5% of sales. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「When sales decline, we immediately reduce production. We make precise monthly demand forecasts for the following 3 months and adjust production to avoid excess inventory. However, at the end of each fiscal year, we write down on a tax-deductible basis products whose marketability appears to be declining, including new products that did not achieve the expected sales performance during the year, and revalue inventory to a sound level so that no impaired assets are carried into the following fiscal year. In the current fiscal year, we recorded an inventory write-down of ¥37.796 million, which remained in line with ordinary years at 0.9% of sales.」
The company manages inventory through a combination of immediate production cuts, monthly demand forecasts for 3 months ahead and year-end inventory write-downs. The write-down in the current fiscal year was ¥37.796 million, or 0.9% of sales. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「When sales decline, we immediately reduce production. We make precise monthly demand forecasts for the following 3 months and adjust production to avoid excess inventory.」
The company describes a system of immediately reducing production when sales decline and using monthly demand forecasts for the following 3 months to control excess inventory.