Improving Profit Margins through the 14-Branch and Branch Manager Systems
First written in FY2020-Q3. 2 of 6 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q1. Latest entry: FY2024-Q2.
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- FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Selling, general and administrative expenses were affected by increased staffing to expand sales-floor space by 5%, upfront investment in promoting DX and higher energy prices. However, detailed expense controls kept them broadly at the previous year's level.」
While increasing staffing to expand sales-floor space and making upfront investments in DX, we continued detailed expense control. - FY2022-Q1AchievedAnnual report
「As part of the group's organizational restructuring, we will consolidate the expertise and management resources of subsidiaries in the electronics segment and, in conjunction with the merger, introduce an internal company structure based on 11 new regional divisions. The purpose is to further improve efficiency in sales and administrative operations, accelerate implementation of our group's "whole-lifestyle" strategy, and enhance corporate value through our SDG and ESG initiatives.」
In conjunction with the merger of subsidiaries on 1 July 2021, we introduced an internal company structure based on 11 new regional divisions. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「⑥ Transition from the 13-branch structure to a new 11-company structure, further expanding sales and market share through detailed regional management, strengthening competitiveness and reducing costs」
The existing 13-branch and branch manager structure was reorganized as a plan to transition to a new 11-company structure scheduled for 1 July 2021. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Faster management and more detailed regional management through the branch manager system」
The 14-branch and branch manager system continued to be described as a measure to accelerate management and strengthen regional management. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We have continued initiatives including reform toward a new earnings model to strengthen the home appliance business and the introduction of the branch manager system in anticipation of the holding company structure scheduled for October 2020, and the results of these initiatives have continued to emerge from the previous fiscal year.」
We explained that the branch manager system would continue as a regional management measure in anticipation of the transition to a holding company structure, and that the results of the reforms had continued from the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3First statedAnnual report
「As another initiative, beginning in October 2019 we divided Yamada Denki on a non-consolidated basis into 14 branches and introduced a branch manager system focused on improving profit margins.」
We divided the non-consolidated business into 14 branches and introduced the branch manager system in October 2019. This was the first description of a regional management structure focused on improving profit margins.