Enhancing Competitiveness Through Productivity Improvement, Rationalization and Cost Reduction
First written in FY2016. 16 of 28 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
91 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group made capital investments of ¥1,290 million, mainly to rationalize production facilities.」
We invested ¥1,290 million, mainly to rationalize production facilities. The capital investment plan for the one-year period after the fiscal year-end was ¥2,518 million, including rationalization and labor-saving measures and development of a core system serving as the foundation for factory DX. - 2026-05-11AdvancedEarnings
「We will effectively use retained earnings to strengthen our operating base and competitiveness, including investments in new product development; rationalization and productivity improvements; replacement of aging equipment to strengthen business continuity planning; construction of core systems serving as the foundation for factory digital transformation and investment in business-process reform through the use of AI; and business alliances and new business development.」
The investment policy specifically listed new product development, rationalization and productivity improvements, BCP, factory digital transformation, the use of AI, business alliances and new business development. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, net sales increased by ¥145 million, or 2.9%, year on year to ¥5,208 million, mainly due to higher sales of office furniture products such as office chairs. Segment profit was ¥30 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥152 million in the same period of the previous year, resulting in a return to profitability due to the increase in gross profit accompanying higher sales and efforts to reduce fixed costs.」
The residential lifestyle equipment business returned to a profit of ¥30 million from a loss in the same period of the previous year, due to higher gross profit from increased sales and reduced fixed costs. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「This was mainly attributable to an ¥85 million increase in intangible assets, including an increase in software under development related to the renewal of the next-generation core system, while total property, plant and equipment decreased by ¥130 million and investment securities decreased by ¥137 million, mainly due to the recording of depreciation and other factors.」
As part of productivity improvement and DX-related initiatives, software under development related to the renewal of the next-generation core system increased, resulting in an ¥85 million increase in intangible assets. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group made capital investments of ¥928 million, mainly to rationalize production facilities. The capital investment plan for the one-year period after the fiscal year-end, including new construction and expansion, was ¥1,653 million,」
We invested ¥928 million, mainly to rationalize production facilities, and planned capital investments of ¥1,653 million for the following fiscal year. The plan also included development of the next-generation core system, which will serve as the foundation for factory DX. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In this segment, in response to favorable conditions in the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry, we worked to establish a structure for increased production and expand sales of electromagnetic actuators.」
We continued establishing a structure for increased production and expanding sales in response to demand from the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry. No new milestones, such as completion, were reported. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group made capital investments of ¥1,090 million, mainly to rationalize production facilities.」
We made capital investments of ¥1.09 billion, mainly to rationalize production facilities. In the following fiscal year, we plan capital investments of ¥1,904 million. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In terms of profit, in addition to the increase in gross profit accompanying higher sales, as a result of continuously promoting rationalization」
We continued promoting rationalization and worked to improve profitability together with the increase in gross profit accompanying higher sales. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We focused on expanding the production structure for private-room products, for which demand is increasing due to the growth in opportunities for web conferences, developing new products such as office chairs suited to new ways of working and office design, and labor-saving and unmanned production lines through the adoption of IoT.」
We continued expanding the production structure for private-room products, developing new products and making production lines more labor-saving and unmanned through the adoption of IoT. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We focused on expanding the production structure for private-room products, for which demand is increasing due to the growth in opportunities for web conferences, developing new products such as office chairs suited to new ways of working and office design, and labor-saving and unmanned production lines through the adoption of IoT.」
We continued expanding the production structure for private-room products, developing new products and making production lines more labor-saving and unmanned through the adoption of IoT. - FY2021RaisedAnnual report
「Organizational and operational reforms through process reform to improve productivity ・Demonstrating the Group's collective capabilities through cross-functional organizations ・Thorough digitization of processes ・Innovation in manufacturing and reform of indirect operations through DX (digital transformation)」
In addition to individual rationalization through robots, IoT and RPA, we expanded the scope of initiatives to include company-wide cross-functional organizations, thorough digitization and manufacturing and indirect-operations reform through DX. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「To address the impact of customers' voluntary suspension of business activities following the declaration of a state of emergency and lower sales due to restrictions on travel to customer companies, we worked from a company-wide perspective to reduce fixed costs by adjusting factory operations and making thorough cuts to expenses.」
We continued measures to improve productivity and profitability by adjusting factory operations and reducing fixed costs and expenses. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group made capital investments of ¥1,725 million, mainly to rationalize production facilities.」
We invested ¥1,725 million, mainly to rationalize production facilities, including specific investments in the Yokohama Technology Development Center, inspection equipment for demonstrations and factory equipment. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We carried out activities to improve productivity, including advancing the rationalization of production lines using robots and IoT and rationalizing indirect operations through the introduction of information systems and RPA, among other measures.」
We continued introducing robots and IoT on production lines and rationalizing indirect operations through information systems and RPA. - FY2020-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「d. Improving productivity by strengthening cross-functional capabilities and reforming processes ・Improving the speed and productivity of initiatives by strengthening the functions of each management process across the Group」
The new plan organized these initiatives as a policy of strengthening the functions of each management process across the company, in addition to individual rationalization measures using robots, IoT and information systems and RPA. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We carried out activities to improve productivity, including advancing the rationalization of production lines using robots and IoT and rationalizing indirect operations through the introduction of information systems and RPA.」
We continued rationalizing production lines through robots and IoT and indirect operations through information systems and RPA. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group made capital investments of ¥1,258 million, mainly to rationalize production facilities. The breakdown of capital investments during the fiscal year, including property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, is as follows.」
We made capital investments of ¥1,258 million, mainly to rationalize production facilities, including investments in wastewater treatment facilities and surface treatment equipment for residential lifestyle equipment. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, while focusing on product development and sales activities, various business alliance activities, and expanding the global sales and procurement structures, the company continued activities to improve productivity and streamline operations, including introducing robots and IoT-enabled systems on manufacturing lines and advancing streamlining projects centered on indirect departments.」
We continued introducing robot and IoT systems, rationalizing indirect operations and carrying out productivity improvement activities. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We pursued activities to improve productivity and promote rationalization, including introducing robots and IoT-enabled systems on production lines and advancing rationalization projects focused on indirect operations.」
We continued introducing robot and IoT systems, rationalizing indirect operations and carrying out productivity improvement activities. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We pursued activities to improve productivity and promote rationalization, including introducing robots and IoT-enabled systems on production lines and advancing rationalization projects focused on indirect operations.」
We continued introducing robot and IoT systems, rationalizing indirect operations and carrying out productivity improvement activities. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group made capital investments of ¥1,678 million, mainly to rationalize production facilities.」
The Group made capital investments of ¥1,678 million during the fiscal year, mainly to rationalize production facilities. These investments included the Ina Plant test building, painting equipment and renovations to the industrial equipment plant. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We pursued activities to improve productivity and promote rationalization, including introducing robots and IoT-enabled systems on production lines and advancing rationalization projects focused on indirect operations.」
We continued introducing robot and IoT systems, rationalization projects in indirect operations and cost reductions. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We continued pursuing activities to improve productivity and promote rationalization, including introducing robots and IoT-enabled systems on production lines and advancing rationalization projects focused on indirect operations.」
We continued introducing robot and IoT systems, rationalization projects in indirect operations and cost reductions. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We pursued activities to improve productivity and promote rationalization, including introducing robots and IoT-enabled systems on production lines and advancing rationalization projects focused on indirect operations.」
We continued introducing robot and IoT systems, rationalization projects in indirect operations and cost reductions. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We continued activities to improve productivity and promote rationalization, including introducing robots on production lines.」
We continued introducing new equipment such as robots and carrying out productivity improvement and rationalization activities. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In this segment, continuing from the first quarter, we advanced activities to rationalize manufacturing using new equipment such as robots and worked to improve productivity, including by changing the factory layout.」
We continued improving productivity and rationalizing operations through new equipment such as robots, factory layout changes and cost reductions. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「We continued activities to improve productivity and promote rationalization, including introducing robots on production lines.」
We continued activities to improve productivity, promote rationalization and reduce costs. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To respond to increased production accompanying higher demand, we carried out activities to improve productivity and promote rationalization.」
It was also reported that operating profit increased 249.3% year on year as a result of cost-reduction activities.