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G Press Industry
Production feature
Promotion theme and contents
Press about 4,500 automobile parts processing in "Just in Time" way
[Profit rate improvement by the section profit and loss system]
* Cost decrease by VA/VE, saving energy improvement
* Machine operating rate improvement
* Material fee reduction
[Results]
* Section profit rate : 55% improvement
* Reduction of the raw material
* Increase in the amount of production
 
L Foods
Production feature
Promotion theme and contents
*Great seaonal variation in production
*Frequent changes of pruduction plans in main products
[Improvement of the value amount of money productivity]
* Manufacture section : number of people reduction, material loss reduction
* Indirect section : Loss reduction by function strengthening
[Results]
* Value amount of money productivity : 33% improvement
* Factory cost : 7% reduction(Kanto Factory)
* Strengthening of management
U Electoric Industry
Production feature
Promotion theme and contents
*High-mix low-volume production(8,400 items)
*"Just in Time" way production
*Great seasonal variation in production
[Productivity improvement and strategy strengthening]
* Manufacture section : line improvement, machine operating rate improvement
* Indirect section : function, section improvement by SWOT analysis
[Results]
* Around 1 person sales : 27% improvement
* Cost reduction, Development of a new product
* Supplier quality improvement
* Reduction of lead time
S Plastic
Production feature
Promotion theme and contents
*Low operating rate by increase of changing molds
*24-hour operation in 2 shifts
[Improvement of the value added productivity]
* The increase in efficiency of the business and the change of the order price & form
* Operating rate improvement, Shift organization change
[Results]
* Increase in sales 12% / year
* Value added productivity : 38% improvement
* Raw material fee reduction
M Chemistry
Production feature
Promotion theme and contents
*High-mix low-volume production(100-1,000kg)
*2-4 month development period of new goods
*Mainly process industry
[Increase in effency of the development and business power strengthening]
* The offer of the development goods fitted to the client needs
* New client reclamation by the custom defeat between the manufacturers
[Results]
* New goods development sales :16% improvement
* New field development goods : 6 themes
* Newly cultivated clients : 4
P Machine Industry
Production feature
Promotion theme and contents
*Job-order production
*3 month period from order to specification
*Parts logistics in MRP system
[Productivity improvement of process]
* Loss reduction with value added productivity index
* Increase in the amount of production
* Reduction of switching time
[Results]
* Gross profit : 3%/year improvement
* Around 1 person production : 65% improvement
* Development of process management of leaders
B Packaging
Production feature
Promotion theme and contents
*Great seasonal variation in production
*Production for a short period(from half a day to 3 days)
*Shortening of product-life cycle
[Rationalization of off-the-road hauling]
* Reduction of distribution cost by integration of off-the-road hauling
* Reduction of product inventory by improvement of production control system
[Results]
* Distribution cost : 18% reduction
* New field development goods : 6 themes
* Field warehouse rate : 30% reduction
F Chemistry Industry
Production feature
Promotion theme and contents
*Increase of switching time by high-mix low-volume production orders
*Intensification of cosmetics and toiletries
*Problems : reduction of defects and inventry
[Structual evolution by development of company target]
* Reduction of defects and inventry
* Group objective management in manufacture section and head office
[Results]
* Fraction defective : 48% reduction
* New field development goods : 6 themes
* Field warehouse rate : 23% reduction
P Tile
Production feature
Promotion theme and contents
*High-mix low-volume prodution(50-300pcs)
*Lot production by calcination furnace
*Intenficication against imported articles
[Shortening of lead time of production and quality improvement]
* Shortening of lead time using production control board system
* Reduction of in-process defect
[Results]
* Lead time : 30% reduction
* In-process defect : 25% reduction
* Efficiency of business : 20% improvement
D Food Delivery
Production feature
Promotion theme and contents
*Great variation in work volume
*Problems : reduction of inventory and real-time deliverly
*Many delivery claims
[Improvement of distribution system and reduction of delivery claims]
* Construction of system (designing and constructing of detail system)
* Accumulation of improvement of reduction of claims
* Development of article master
[Results]
* On-line rate : 85% improvement
* Productivity in delivery : 37% improvement
* Reduction of inventory and claims
U Furniture(People's Republic of China)
Production feature
Promotion theme and contents
*High quality products for Japan make up 30%
*Mass products for Europe and the United States maintaim productivity
*Problems : quality improvement of products for Japan
[Quality improvement of products for Japan and training of management]
* Reduction of customer claims
* Construction of quality assurance system in process
[Results]
* Customer claims : 38% reduction
* Construction of quality assurance system in process
* Clairfication of the reponsibility of management