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BELIEF IN “INTERNAL PRODUCTION”
In-House
Production Automation Man-Machine
Cell
• Cost
Reduction
• Product
Differentiation
•Technology
Protection
• Production
Flexibility
• Lead Time
Reduction
• Quality
Improvement
• Production
Efficiency
Improvement
• Production
Localization
• Production
Efficiency
Improvement
• Cost
Reduction
from Design
Phase
• Lead Time
Reduction
• Further
Automation
Internal Production
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In 2011, Canon Hi-Tech (Thailand) Ltd. commenced operations at its new
inkjet printer plant, and Hita Canon Materials Inc. began construction of a
toner cartridge parts and toner plant, which is scheduled to start opera-
tion sometime in 2012.
IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY
By putting a priority on conducting production operations itself, Canon
seeks to raise quality and reduce costs through progress in manufacturing
by making full use of the expertise and insights of individual workers
engaged in production. To this end, the Company has adopted a cell pro-
duction systemȄan approach that fully utilizes the creativity of individual
workers. Canon continues to improve productivity by making efforts to
increase production efficiencies in cell production while rolling out
Dzman-machine celldzproduction systems that integrate manual and auto-
mated processes.
In addition to increasing the rate of automation in the production of
toner cartridges, Canon will be promoting automated production of other
items that lend themselves to this method.
Until now, Canon has been undertaking the production of image sensors
and other key components and devices in-house. Due to shortages of some
components as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the floods
in Thailand, Canon is escalating the shift to in-house production while
assessing the importance of individual components.
Meanwhile, by implementing IT innovations that link development,
design, production, logistics, and sales and seek to achieve further efficien-
cies, Canon aims to establish advanced supply chain management that is
capable of withstanding fluctuations in demand.
QUALITY FIRST
As a manufacturer, quality is Canon’s most important lifeline. With the
goal of further improving product quality, Canon is working to control
quality defects by focusing on actual numbers instead of percentages,
with the aim of integrating company-wide management and analysis.
Canon will continue pursuing optimal quality through close collabora-
tion between the production and development departments, in order to
create designs that expedite manufacturing, as well as by making the
most of quality improvement initiatives being implemented by workers
on the factory floor.
Canon is aiming to achieve fully automated
production that realizes high quality and sta-
ble operation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Strategy Business Units MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Financial Section
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MANAGEMENT SYSTEM