Improving production efficiency and reducing costs through equipment reallocation
First written in FY2017-Q1. 9 of 20 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: 2026-11-09.
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- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, by restructuring the organization of the Group's publishing and commercial printing business and further rationalizing operations while establishing a flexible operating system, we will shift the production model from mass production to high-value-added production and seek to improve profitability.」
Production-system rationalization has taken concrete form through organizational restructuring in the publishing and commercial printing business, a flexible operating system and a shift in the production model from mass production to high-value-added production. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Lifestyle and Industrial Materials business, we advanced the development of environmentally friendly products and high-performance packaging materials, while working to make our plants smarter by using digital technologies to reduce labor requirements in production processes and lower costs, thereby promoting initiatives aimed at realizing one of our materiality priorities, a circular society.」
Initiatives to improve production efficiency through equipment reallocation and the integration of manufacturing processes have taken concrete form through the use of digital technologies to reduce labor requirements in production processes, cut costs and make plants smarter. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「We also advanced initiatives to improve profitability, including rationalizing manufacturing processes through restructuring within the Group and establishing a flexible operating system.」
The Company is proceeding with the rationalization of manufacturing processes and the establishment of a flexible operating system, while continuing initiatives to improve production efficiency and profitability. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the information business, we worked to advance proposals for service offerings that resolve customers' latent issues and integrated manufacturing processes for printing and processing that had been dispersed across the Group, with the aim of establishing an optimal production structure.」
The Company has moved to concrete steps toward establishing an optimal production system by integrating the previously dispersed printing and processing manufacturing processes. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The purpose is to rationalize the production system and improve profitability by integrating the manufacturing processes and organizational functions for printing and processing that are dispersed across the Group, thereby establishing an integrated system from printing through processing.」
A company split to integrate the previously dispersed manufacturing processes and organizational functions was scheduled for 1 October 2020, marking progress toward the specific steps needed to rationalize the production system and improve profitability. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Information and Communications segment, we worked to expand orders for digital content and strengthen our ability to propose sales-promotion solutions, particularly in the digital field, while seeking to reduce costs by optimizing the production system for print media.」
Specific cost reductions through optimization of the print-media production system were implemented, and profit improvement through fixed-cost reductions was also reported in the Information and Communications segment. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, segment-wide revenue was ¥19,685 million, up 4.2% year on year, but the Company recorded an operating loss of ¥176 million, compared with operating income of ¥204 million in the same period of the previous year, as investment for business expansion increased and costs for restructuring the production systems for the flexible-packaging and paper packaging businesses at the Moriya First Plant were incurred ahead of the benefits.」
Investment in business expansion and the costs of restructuring the production system at the Moriya First Plant were incurred ahead of the benefits, resulting in a shift from the previous year's operating income to an operating loss despite higher revenue. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「This was due to delays in implementing fixed-cost reductions in the Information and Communications segment, delays in launching the new flexible-packaging building at the Moriya Plant, and increased outsourced processing costs resulting from lower production efficiency during the restructuring of the production system for the paper packaging business, among other factors.」
It is stated that, in addition to delays in reducing fixed costs, production efficiency declined during the restructuring of the production system, leading to higher outsourced processing costs. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「For printed securities such as lottery tickets and transport tickets, we worked to secure order volumes for existing products while advancing initiatives to improve quality and production efficiency.」
Initiatives to secure order volumes for printed securities and improve quality and production efficiency have continued. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For IC cards and printed securities such as lottery tickets and transport tickets, we worked to expand orders while reducing costs through the introduction of labor-saving equipment and improving production efficiency by reallocating equipment.」
Initiatives to improve production efficiency through the introduction of labor-saving equipment, cost reductions and equipment reallocation have continued. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「For IC cards and printed securities such as lottery tickets and transport tickets, we worked to expand orders while improving production efficiency through the introduction of labor-saving equipment and other measures.」
Existing initiatives to expand orders and improve production efficiency through the introduction of labor-saving equipment have continued. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the business forms-related business, the company sought to expand orders for data printing by capturing BPO demand, mainly in fields related to My Number acquisition services and to nursing care and medical services, while strengthening and reallocating equipment at the Kawashima Solution Center to improve productivity.」
Efforts to capture BPO demand and improve productivity by strengthening and reallocating equipment at the Kawashima Solution Center are continuing. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the business forms-related business, the company sought to expand orders for data printing by capturing BPO demand, mainly in fields related to My Number and to nursing care and medical services, while expanding and reallocating equipment at the Kawashima Solution Center to improve productivity.」
Efforts to improve production-system efficiency by expanding and reallocating equipment are continuing. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the card-related and securities-related businesses, the company worked to secure orders and strengthen the production system and improve efficiency.」
Operations aimed at securing orders, strengthening the production system and improving efficiency are continuing. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「As measures to improve profits, the company worked to improve production efficiency through the reallocation of production equipment and the introduction of labor-saving equipment, and to improve profitability through a review of business processes.」
In addition to the previous measures of equipment reallocation and cost improvement, the introduction of labor-saving equipment and a review of business processes are presented as specific measures to improve full-year profits. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As measures to improve profits, the company worked to improve production efficiency through the reallocation of equipment and other measures, and to reduce costs by reviewing the production system, mainly through more extensive business-process design.」
Profit-improvement measures through equipment reallocation, a review of the production system, more extensive business-process design and cost reductions are continuing. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As measures to improve profits, the company worked to improve production efficiency through the reallocation of equipment and other measures, and to reduce costs through a review of the production system and other measures.」
Profit-improvement measures through equipment reallocation, a review of the production system and cost reductions are continuing. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「As measures to improve profits, the company worked to improve production efficiency through the reallocation of equipment and other measures, and worked to reduce costs.」
The company identifies the reallocation of production equipment and cost reductions as means of improving profits.