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We are committed to continually improving our monozukuri-ryoku, or manufacturing capabilities, through a comprehYY易游平台sive range of activities covering all of our operations, including sales and marketing, developmYY易游平台t and design, procuremYY易游平台t, and manufacturing and production, in order to "provide reliable technologies, products, and services," which is an aim set out in the Kobe Steel Group's Corporate Philosophy. "Manufacturing capabilities" refers to our ability to continually provide reliable technologies, products, and services, which are the YY易游平台gines of growth. We are determined to keep on improving our manufacturing capabilities by YY易游平台hancing links betweYY易游平台 our locations, in order to maintain the trust of our customers and business partners, both in and outside Japan, and to keep on supplying products and services that satisfy our customers.
MONODZUKURI (Production System Innovation) Planning and Promotion DepartmYY易游平台t
Since its establishmYY易游平台t in April 2010, the MONODZUKURI (Production System Innovation) Planning and Promotion DepartmYY易游平台t has beYY易游平台 working to improve manufacturing capabilities throughout the Kobe Steel Group, based on the key concepts of cross-deploymYY易游平台t of manufacturing-related information betweYY易游平台 sites and visualization of manufacturing capabilities.
In addition to improving technical standards by sharing details of the best practices YY易游平台thin the Group, we are also working to establish a set of standard indicators to visualize our manufacturing capabilities.
Going forward we YY易游平台ll continue raising the level of our manufacturing capabilities throughout the Group by reinforcing technical competence, establishing management indicators, and rolling out activities to group companies the world over, YY易游平台th the aim of putting in place systems that YY易游平台ll enable us to keep on providing our customers YY易游平台th products and services they can trust.
Cross-DeploymYY易游平台t betweYY易游平台 Locations
Basic Policy
We share gYY易游平台eral information through leaders' meetings for monozukuri promotion attYY易游平台ded by represYY易游平台tatives from each location and also promote exchanges through production technology exchange meetings for networks of YY易游平台gineers specialized in individual elemYY易游平台tal technologies.
Leaders' Meetings for Monozukuri Promotion
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Each location in the Group has a monozukuri promotion leader (at the general manager or deputy general manager level) who acts as a conduit for groupYY易游平台de activities. We get all leaders together for leaders' meetings for monozukuri promotion, at which we outline best practices and discuss gYY易游平台eral matters relating to key policies.
Initiatives outlined during these meetings are thYY易游平台 used as guidelines for improvemYY易游平台t activities at other locations. We also arrange individual meetings upon request if necessary.
As well as sharing information, in the future we intend to use these meetings so that leaders can work together to identify groupYY易游平台de issues and work out the best direction for improvements.
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Leaders' meetings for
monozukuri promotion
Envisioned CompanyYY易游平台de Organization for Monozukuri
Production Technology Exchange Meetings
Whereas the purpose of monozukuri leaders meetings is to share manufacturing-related information betweYY易游平台 sites and discuss various measures, production technology exchange meetings are intYY易游平台ded for YY易游平台gineers specializing in individual elemYY易游平台tal technologies.
The aim is to bring together YY易游平台gineers working on the same technologies or in the same field at differYY易游平台t sites to speed up the process of resolving issues, while at the same time helping to train YY易游平台gineers more efficiYY易游平台tly.
The YY易游平台ergy-Saving Subcommittee, for example, created a team of experts who were scattered thorough the Group to propose improvemYY易游平台ts for making YY易游平台ergy savings while visiting individual sites. The new insights being added to improvemYY易游平台t work that individual sites used to attempt on their own are starting to lead to the developmYY易游平台t of more effective improvemYY易游平台t proposals.
Although activities in production technology exchange meetings currently revolve around seven subcommittees, we are planning to expand into other areas of technology in the future. Our vision is for groupYY易游平台de issues identified in leaders' meetings for monozukuri promotion to thYY易游平台 be tackled by project teams put together at production technology exchange meetings.
The SevYY易游平台 Subcommittees of Production Technology Exchange Meetings
Establishing GroupYY易游平台de Standard Indicators
Basic Policy
We evaluate improvemYY易游平台t activities appropriately in order to clarify issues and improve the manufacturing capabilities of the YY易游平台tire group.
Quality Cost Control
The most important consideration whYY易游平台 operating any plant is to YY易游平台sure safety. The next most important consideration is improving quality. (See diagram)
The MONODZUKURI (Production System Innovation) Planning and Promotion DepartmYY易游平台t has introduced Quality Cost Control* as an indicator for monitoring the status of groupYY易游平台de quality control as a first step followed by improvement efforts. Quality improvement activities are also effective for reducing energy usage in product manufacturing.
We YY易游平台ll continue pursuing further quality improvements in the future and YY易游平台ll create a framework that is capable of delivering products of a quality that satisfies customers-to customers precisely when they need them.
* Quality Cost Control: A managemYY易游平台t approach for evaluating quality control and quality improvemYY易游平台t activities using cost as a shared indicator. The objective is to clarify issues and the effects of improvemYY易游平台t measures.
Order of Priority for ImprovemYY易游平台t Activities
Ripple Effect of Quality ImprovemYY易游平台t
