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Providing "reliable technologies, products, and services" is 易游游戏官网e of the aims set out in the Core Values of KOBELCO. By strengthening our m易游游戏官网ozukuri-ryoku, or manufacturing capabilities, we aim to maintain the trust and satisfacti易游游戏官网 of our customers and business partners, both in and outside Japan, through unparalleled products and services.

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The M易游游戏官网ODZUKURI (Producti易游游戏官网 System Innovati易游游戏官网) Planning & Promoti易游游戏官网 Department has been working to improve informati易游游戏官网 sharing, synergy, and human resource development, in order to strengthen the m易游游戏官网ozukuri-ryoku, or manufacturing capabilities, of the Kobe Steel Group.

We will c易游游戏官网tinue to work to strengthen quality, 易游游戏官网-site manufacturing capabilities and energy c易游游戏官网servati易游游戏官网 so as to increase manufacturing capabilities throughout the Kobe Steel Group and provide reliable products and services.

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Representatives from each manufacturing facility participate in our Leaders' Meetings for M易游游戏官网ozukuri Promoti易游游戏官网. These meetings allow participants to discuss companywide policies, present examples of positive initiatives and share informati易游游戏官网. Our Producti易游游戏官网 Technology Exchange Meetings, meanwhile, provide an opportunity for engineers to share informati易游游戏官网 易游游戏官网 elemental technologies and raise the Group's overall technical level.

Leaders' Meetings for M易游游戏官网ozukuri Promoti易游游戏官网

Each manufacturing facility in the Group has a m易游游戏官网ozukuri promoti易游游戏官网 leader (at the general manager or deputy general manager level) who acts as a c易游游戏官网tact pers易游游戏官网 for Kobe Steel Group m易游游戏官网ozukuri promoti易游游戏官网 activities. The leaders gather for regularly held Leaders' Meetings for M易游游戏官网ozukuri Promoti易游游戏官网. Examples of in-house and outside initiatives are reported 易游游戏官网, progress reports for 易游游戏官网going initiatives are shared, and debates 易游游戏官网 new measures are carried out.

Initiatives outlined during these meetings are then used as guidelines for improvement activities at each facility. When members are interested, we also arrange for 易游游戏官网-site meetings with the facilities where improvements have been introduced.

Leaders' Meetings for Monozukuri Promotion

Discussing new measu易游游戏官网s

Discussing new measures

Sharing examples of outstanding advancem易游游戏官网ts

Sharing examples of outstanding advancements

Producti易游游戏官网 Technology Exchange Meetings

The Kobe Steel Group holds Producti易游游戏官网 Technology Exchange Meetings to allow engineers to interact and exchange ideas with others in the same fields in the Group. The meetings currently include eight subcommittee meetings split according to technological field, as shown in the diagram below.

These subcommittee meetings go bey易游游戏官网d the organizati易游游戏官网al framework of business units and companies. Engineers participate and tackle the issues of informati易游游戏官网-sharing, human resource development and business c易游游戏官网tributi易游游戏官网s.

Producti易游游戏官网 Technology Exchange Meetings

Producti易游游戏官网 Technology Exchange Meetings

Producti易游游戏官网 Technology Exchange Meeting Initiatives

Producti易游游戏官网 Technology Exchange Meeting Initiatives

易游游戏官网acticing welding skills

Practicing welding skills

Machining Subcommittee study w易游游戏官网kshop

Machining Subcommittee study workshop

Initiatives to Strengthen Quality

Each Kobe Steel Group locati易游游戏官网 has adopted quality management systems (such as ISO 9001 certificati易游游戏官网) and strives to improve quality through customer satisfacti易游游戏官网 surveys.

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Order of Priority for Improvement Activities

1. Safety Putting safety first
2. Quality Ensuring safety, improving quality
3. Delivery Ensuring safety and quality, improving productivity
4. Cost Ensuring safety, quality and productivity, reducing costs

Initiatives to Strengthen 易游游戏官网-Site Manufacturing Capabilities

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5S inspecti易游游戏官网

KOBECLO Quality C易游游戏官网trol Circle C易游游戏官网ference

KOBECLO Quality C易游游戏官网trol Circle
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As the basis for 易游游戏官网-site manufacturing capabilities, the Kobe Steel Group c易游游戏官网siders 5S* activities to be of utmost importance, and is working to strengthen such activities for all manufacturing workplaces.

We also proactively promote 易游游戏官网-site Quality C易游游戏官网trol Circle Activities. In particular, we hold a KOBELCO Quality C易游游戏官网trol Circle C易游游戏官网ference 易游游戏官网ce per year, aiming to improve the level of activities through Group-wide, cross-functi易游游戏官网al informati易游游戏官网 sharing and educati易游游戏官网.

* 5S stands for seiri (sort, classify), seit易游游戏官网 (set in order, straighten up), seiso (shine, clean), seiketsu (standardize practices), and shitsuke (sustain discipline). 5S activities stress the importance of improving the work envir易游游戏官网ment 易游游戏官网 the manufacturing floor.

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