(1) Meet expectations from customers while swiftly responding to changes
"[For resilient production site building: Skill check, Training & Education]
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① Clarify “what one can do and cannot do” by comprehending skills of individuals.
② Overcome a weak point to develop a solid foundation
③ Enhance manufacturing and maintenance capability.
④ Develop production site capable of handling order variation while continuing to make efforts and improvements to respond to various customers’ needs.
⑤ Be responsive to changes and abnormalities at the workplace without taking anything for granted.
"(2) Achieve a goal by enhancing workplace capabilities
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"[To raise the level of the entire team: Individual skill improvement]
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① Decide a direction to take and measures to implement from the standpoint of the workplace.
② Improve skills to carefully analyze and measure the effect by improvement efforts. (Analytical and evaluating skills are essential)
③ Identify results of measures taken to achieve the goal (challenge)
④ Examine what has been improved and how the method has been changed. (Any outcome? Is the measure taken correctly?)
"(3) Raise asset value by proper investment validation and right investment
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[To achieve a maximum effect with a minimum investment]
① Reflect the project which didn’t produce any effect to the future plan.
② Aim at maximizing investment effect by close investigation on potential investment projects.
③ Analyze investment effect with analytical ability necessary improved through department-wide education.
④ Enhance inventory turnover ratio by appropriate inventory management in line with production schedule.
(1) Implement thorough cost reduction and revise manufacturing cost to be more reasonable
① Promote activities for scrap and material cost reduction to diminish cost for labor, material and auxiliary material.
② Reduce cost by productivity improvement on both direct and in-direct sections.
③ Increase indirect sections’ value while reviewing their functions and roles.
(2) Grasp customers‘ needs precisely and overcome technical challenges ※
① Clarify technical challenges by understanding customers’ needs correctly through visiting customers and holding information exchange events.
② Enhance knowledge and skills to meet needs from customers.
③ Clarify technical, quality and manufacturing challenges in newly launched product
④ Review the balance (production capacity, production site to manufacture and manpower) with the existing business in preparation for sales expansion.
(3) Standardize skilled manufacturing to maintain stable quality ※
① Implement static process control and build a system preventing defects in addition to setting a basic global equipment specifications and sharing with all sites. ※
② Thorough implementation of 5S and complete machine inspection. ※
③ Build a system watching and maintaining quality. ※
④ Certify “Nittan Brand” after confirming evidence that operation is done in accordance with manufacturing process specified in working procedures.
(1) Cultivate human resources by a wide range of efforts
① Establish a system developing human resources as well as increase opportunity for OJT and in-house training for more place for learning and growth. Validate and measure the effect of those trainings (Follow-up after the training)
"② Carry out job rotation※ Establish rules governing the expats※
Review on the period of overseas study program"
③ Continue to visit customers and to participate in pan-industry social events
(2) Establish a compliance system enforcing thorough compliance with the compliance rules
① Deploy a Company-wide compliance system (Corporate governance code included)
② Eliminate risks to settle compliance tasks (Guard station and security surveillance camera included)
(3) Eliminate risks of injuries by high safety precautions ※
① Carry out awareness activities on a daily basis to remind risks everyday life including commuting time
"② Adhere work instructions in case of irregular operations ※
Managers/supervisors to keep safety for his/her team ※"
(4) Enhance environmental awareness, carry out activities and contribute to local society ※
① Adhere environmental regulations at each site※Carry out activities that reduce environmental burden including saving energy and resources and industrial waste reduction)※
② Contribute to community environment by further reduction of negative effect including noise and disposed waste which cause negative effect on environment