Management in Which All Members of Staff Participate - The OIP Report System

OIP Reports (officially: "original ideas, inventions and proposals related to their thoughts on things they have noticed and reports on policies") are daily one-paragraph reports submitted by all members of staff directly to the top management. They form SATO's unique knowledge management system.

Staff members have to submit daily their proposals for company improvements and policies, and share information - good and bad alike - in three lines of Japanese characters or about 100 English words.

The system operates impartially without reference to management position or years of service, and it's purpose is not simply for use in top-management decision-making, but rather to realize our concept of having "Full Participation in Management" in which it is thought that members of staff share the same views as the management.

Aiming to be a company able to provide its customers with useful know-how, the OIP report is a system that supports the creativity of our employees.