FC Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute aggressively invests in human resources and equipment in anticipation of new factory construction three years later

 At the FC Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute (Headquarters = Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture), although it was forced to struggle with make-up due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, skin care centered on cleansing balms performed well, and the previous term (June 2021) Sales in the previous fiscal year) landed at almost the same level as the previous year.

Promote 5S activities and improvement activities in the factory to improve productivity, and steadily promote in-house production to secure an increase in profits.

Looking back on the previous term, Mr. Tomonari Maruyama, General Manager of the Planning Department of the Tokyo Sales Office, said, "For 36 years since our founding, we have gained support for basic cosmetics based on pesticide-free cultivated natural materials. The problem was that I couldn't make full use of my experience and know-how. However, make effective use of the time allowance of Corona, the research staff will promote the horizontal development of technology and experience, and the sales staff will make proactive proposals. As a result, we succeeded in capturing the new trend of "home beauty" needs, and we were able to increase orders for skin care from many business partners. "

In order to improve profitability, we scrutinized large lot orders, which were often outsourced, and actively incorporated improvement proposals from the field to make efforts for in-house production.

By making creative efforts such as moving personnel in the factory flexibly, it is said that a flexible production system that can respond to customer requests is being built without major equipment changes or personnel replenishment.

The company is aggressively investing in human resources (recruitment / education) and equipment in anticipation of the construction of a new factory three years later.

Currently, we are aggressively hiring in order to create a personnel structure with plenty of room for development, quality assurance, production control, and sales.

We will continue to build a foundation that can provide solid education without being overwhelmed by daily work, and by implementing internal control, we will further refine our proposals to our business partners, which will lead to sales expansion and profitability improvement. is.

Manufacturing equipment will be gradually switched to the latest ones. It is expected that it will be difficult to increase the number of employees in the factory in the future, and even if the number of employees is not increased, it will make a big shift toward increasing productivity.

Currently, the most important thing is to "systematically turn PDCA", and we are promoting the habit of turning PDCA in a company-wide manner.

If this can be established company-wide, "Each person's sensibility will increase, and new steps will be taken one after another. I hope that by seeking answers outside my own frame, my horizons will expand dramatically. "(Mr. Maruyama).