Improving Productivity and Reducing Production Costs
First written in FY2016. 24 of 30 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: 2026-09-29.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 2 of 18 companies on the "Worse" side.
13 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-09-29AdvancedChanges in Officers
「To consolidate and integrate the prepress processes dispersed between our company and the subsidiary 株式会社光村プロセス, and thereby improve operational efficiency and earnings, we will establish a Prepress Department within the Production Division.」
Productivity improvement measures have been made more concrete through the consolidation and integration of prepress processes and the establishment of a new department to improve operational efficiency and earnings. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In production, we are continuing efforts to improve machine utilization across the Group and promote in-house production by realizing the benefits of consolidating and integrating printing plants. We are also working to operate efficiently the newly introduced production of dedicated envelopes and processing equipment for small and medium-sized lots, and are making the necessary capital investments.」
Following the consolidation and integration of plants, the company continues to improve machine utilization and promote in-house production, expanding its efforts to include beginning production of dedicated envelopes, efficiently operating equipment for small and medium-sized lots, and making capital investments. - 2026-05-13AdvancedRevisions to earnings forecasts
「We will pursue the benefits of consolidating our operations at the Sayama Plant and optimize equipment utilization through the integrated efforts of manufacturing, sales and administration, thereby reducing outsourcing costs and raising the in-house production ratio.」
Specifies the benefits of operational consolidation through equipment-utilization optimization, lower outsourcing costs and a higher in-house production ratio. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「On the production side, we are continuing efforts to improve the utilization rate of machinery across the Group by realizing the benefits of consolidating and integrating printing plants, while pursuing the efficient operation of newly introduced production facilities for dedicated envelopes and for processing small and medium-sized lots.」
As benefits of consolidating and integrating plants, the company is improving machine utilization and promoting in-house production, and has newly begun producing dedicated envelopes while describing the efficient operation of equipment for small and medium-sized lots. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In production, we are leveraging the benefits of consolidating and integrating the printing plants in the previous consolidated fiscal year to improve machinery utilization across the Group and increase in-house production.」
The company describes specific productivity-improvement measures to raise machine utilization and promote in-house production across the Group, based on the consolidation and integration of production sites. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In production, we relocated and consolidated the functions of the Kawagoe Plant at the Sayama Plant to improve productivity in offset printing across the Group.」
It states that the transfer and consolidation of the Kawagoe Plant's functions has been completed as part of the productivity-improvement and site-consolidation measures. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In production, we are proceeding with the relocation and consolidation of the Kawagoe Plant’s functions at the Sayama Plant to improve productivity in offset printing across the Group. The printing process was relocated and began operations by August, while relocation and consolidation of the finishing process is scheduled for completion by December 2023.」
Regarding the productivity-improvement and site-consolidation measures, specific progress was reported in the completion and commencement of operations of the Kawagoe Plant's printing process transfer, while the finishing process was scheduled for completion in December 2023. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In production, we are preparing to relocate and consolidate the functions of the Kawagoe Plant at the Sayama Plant by December 2023 to improve productivity in offset printing across the Group.」
The company continues to prepare for the transfer and consolidation of the Kawagoe Plant's functions at the Sayama Plant to improve productivity in offset printing. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We decided to improve productivity by transferring and consolidating the functions of the Kawagoe Plant related to the printing business at a new plant to be constructed on the site of the Sayama Plant owned by consolidated subsidiary 新村印刷株式会社. The transfer and consolidation are scheduled for completion by the end of December 2023.」
As a specific measure to improve productivity and reform the cost structure, the company decided to transfer and consolidate the printing functions of the Kawagoe Plant at the Sayama Plant and indicated that completion was scheduled for the end of December 2023. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the production division, we transferred the functions of the Soka Plant to a new plant constructed on the site of the Sayama Plant owned by consolidated subsidiary 新村印刷株式会社. The new plant, specializing in business forms, was completed in September of this year, began partial operations and commenced full-scale operations in October.」
Regarding the reorganization of production sites, the business-forms-specialized plant at the Sayama Plant was completed in September and began partial operations. Its full-scale operation from October was also specifically outlined. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the production divisions, we are preparing to relocate the functions of the Soka Plant to a new plant to be built on the site of the Sayama Plant owned by consolidated subsidiary 新村印刷株式会社. The new plant, dedicated to business forms, is scheduled for completion by September this year and full-scale operations from October.」
As a measure for production-structure reform and site consolidation, the company specifically indicates the completion and scheduled full-scale operation of a plant specializing in business forms. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Reporting company: 株式会社森本組; 26 July 2021; construction contract for the Sayama new plant; 2,360; August 2022」
As part of production-structure reform and manufacturing-site consolidation, the company entered into a construction contract for the Sayama New Plant. It disclosed specific progress, including a contract price of ¥2.36 billion and scheduled completion in August 2022. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to constructing a new plant, we will continue working to reform our earnings structure, including reducing costs, by organizing and restructuring equipment dispersed and mixed across production sites by product category, changing and making effective use of the operating structure, and realizing the benefits of integrating logistics management departments across subsidiaries.」
In addition to constructing a new plant, the company presents the reorganization of dispersed equipment by product category, changes to the operating structure and use of the benefits of integrating logistics management departments as specific measures for earnings-structure reform. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We decided to dispose of some fixed assets used at our Kawagoe and Nasu plants. We also decided to dismantle some buildings and equipment at the Kawagoe Plant and recognized an impairment loss as an extraordinary loss.」
As part of the reorganization of production sites to improve productivity and reduce costs, the company decided to dispose of fixed assets at the Kawagoe and Nasu plants and dismantle some buildings and equipment at the Kawagoe Plant. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「To promote production-structure reform through the effective use of management resources, the Board of Directors resolved to consolidate manufacturing sites and transfer the site of the Soka Plant used for the company's printing business.」
As specific measures to reorganize production sites to improve productivity and reduce costs, the company resolved to transfer the Soka Plant site and consolidate manufacturing sites. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「To address declining order prices and lower production volumes, we will continue working to reform our earnings structure, including reducing costs, by organizing and restructuring equipment dispersed and mixed across production sites by product category, changing and making effective use of the operating structure, and realizing the benefits of integrating logistics management departments across subsidiaries.」
The company indicates a policy of organizing and restructuring production equipment by product category, changing the operating structure and using the integration of logistics management departments across subsidiaries to reform its earnings structure. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Organizationally, we consolidated the Group’s logistics management division and production management division for the commercial printing business to centralize information and improve operating efficiency.」
The company centralized information and streamlined operations by consolidating the production control and other departments, adding specific measures to improve production and operational efficiency. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We streamlined the workflow from submission of materials through finishing.」
It states that the printing business streamlined the workflow from submission of materials through finishing and is advancing specific improvements to the production process. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The production division is reducing costs by making effective use of production equipment within the Group.」
The company is reducing costs through specific measures to make effective use of production equipment within the Group. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We worked to extend machine operating hours, consolidate production sites and consolidate raw-material ordering operations.」
To improve productivity and reduce costs, the company implemented specific measures including extending machine operating hours, consolidating production sites and consolidating raw-material ordering operations. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, we newly established the Production Structure Reform Headquarters with the aim of establishing a robust earnings structure capable of securing profits even under severe market conditions, and are working to improve productivity and reduce costs by optimizing the scale of production functions and reviewing the production system.」
The company continues its policy of reducing production costs through productivity improvements and cost reductions achieved by optimizing production capacity and reviewing the production structure. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In the production division, we have fully installed paper inspection equipment and renewed folding and cutting machines at the Kawagoe Plant, and introduced label printing and finishing machines at the Soka Plant. Through capital investment, we will work to expand production volume and improve quality.」
The company is advancing specific equipment measures, including full installation of paper inspection equipment, renewal of folding and cutting machines, and introduction of label printing and finishing machines, linking these efforts to increased production volume and improved quality. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The production division is strengthening efforts to improve productivity and reduce costs through the consolidation of production plants within the Group's commercial web-offset printing operations, reallocation of equipment in the bookbinding and finishing division, and a fundamental review of the production processes for business forms. In terms of production equipment, it is expanding production equipment for labels and, as in the previous fiscal year, advancing the mechanization of inspections to further improve quality.」
In addition to the existing consolidation of plants, reallocation of equipment, expansion of label equipment and mechanization of inspections, the company has begun and strengthened efforts to fundamentally review production processes for business forms. The notes also describe the dismantling of some buildings and equipment at the Kawagoe Plant and the removal and consolidation of warehouses. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The production division is improving productivity and reducing costs by consolidating production plants within the Group's commercial web-offset printing operations and reallocating equipment in the bookbinding and finishing division. In terms of production equipment, it is expanding production equipment for labels and, as in the previous fiscal year, advancing the mechanization of inspections to further improve quality.」
In addition to the existing consolidation of production plants, expansion of label equipment and mechanization of inspections, the company is reallocating equipment in the bookbinding and finishing division. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The production division is improving productivity and reducing costs by consolidating production plants within the Group's commercial web-offset printing operations. In terms of production equipment, it is expanding production equipment for labels and, as in the previous fiscal year, advancing the mechanization of inspections to further improve quality.」
The company implemented specific production measures by consolidating production plants for commercial web-offset printing and expanding production equipment for labels. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The production division worked to further reduce production costs by increasing in-house production through improved productivity, raising the in-house production ratio through the establishment of a planned production structure, and actively introducing energy-saving equipment. It also advanced the mechanization of inspections to further improve quality.」
It states that the company raised the in-house production ratio through a planned production structure, introduced energy-saving equipment and mechanized inspections. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The production division also worked to further reduce production costs by increasing in-house production through improved productivity and establishing a planned production structure, while advancing the mechanization of inspections to further improve quality.」
The company continues to reduce costs through improved productivity, increased in-house production and a planned production structure. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The production division also worked to further reduce production costs by increasing in-house production through improved productivity and establishing a planned production structure.」
The company continues to reduce costs through improved productivity, increased in-house production and the establishment of a planned production structure. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The production division also worked to increase in-house production through improved productivity and further reduce production costs.」
The company continues to increase in-house production through improved productivity and reduce production costs. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The production division will implement measures to further reduce company-wide production costs by increasing in-house production through improved productivity and reviewing the production structure.」
The company presents increased in-house production, a review of the production structure and cost reduction as an integrated set of production measures.