\u3010Reasons for Selection\u3011 The award was given in recognition of the following TQM features of the company in the processing of lenses for medical equipment, cameras, surveillance and measurement equipment. \u30fbThe company integrates all management activities on Human Resource Development. \u30fbThe company is utilizing every opportunity to penetrate the company policies to every employee. \u30fbBy focusing on the in-house development of high-precision inspection equipment in manufacturing and inspection processes, they have been able to continuously reduce the market failure rate in the extremely severe medical field, while they developed and enhanced production technology supporting the maintenance and enhancement of an integrated production system. \u30fbThey systemize \u201csimple improvements,\u201d \u201cmy suggestions,\u201d and \u201csmall group activities (QC circles)\u201d and utilize them to improve management. As a result of these efforts, we have been able to reduce the in-process defective rate and the market defective rate, and the profit index has grown significantly over the past few years despite a year-on-year decrease in the sales index.<\/p>\r\n\u00a0 ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.kohno-optical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nikkei.jpg\")
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