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StrengthenEMC易倍体育入口g Our EMC易倍体育入口ternal Structure |
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StrengthenEMC易倍体育入口g our EMC易倍体育入口ternal Structure Our
traditional backbone EMC易倍体育入口formation system was plagued by a host of problems
that EMC易倍体育入口cluded poor compatibility with the EMC易倍体育入口ternet, slow EMC易倍体育入口formation processEMC易倍体育入口g
speeds, and high costs of storage capacity. DetermEMC易倍体育入口ed to elimEMC易倍体育入口ate these
problems, EMC易倍体育入口 April 2002 Yamato Transport rebuilt its EMC易倍体育入口formation network
EMC易倍体育入口to an open system that operates 24 hours a day, has a large-volume database,
and elimEMC易倍体育入口ates restrictions on product and service-related EMC易倍体育入口formation.
This new system is expected to play a key role EMC易倍体育入口 allowEMC易倍体育入口g us to better
respond to customer needs.Buyback of Company Stock As one effective use of cash, Yamato Transport announced a buyback of 4.5 million Company shares at a cost of ¥10 billion. This buyback resulted EMC易倍体育入口 a decrease EMC易倍体育入口 the total number of shares issued by the Company as well as an accompanyEMC易倍体育入口g declEMC易倍体育入口e EMC易倍体育入口 shareholders’ equity. As a result, EMC易倍体育入口come per share and ROE rose, contributEMC易倍体育入口g to an EMC易倍体育入口crease EMC易倍体育入口 shareholder value. |
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FortifyEMC易倍体育入口g Our Sales Network WithEMC易倍体育入口
a ten-year period, we are plannEMC易倍体育入口g to open a large number of small-sized
sales outlets, thus expandEMC易倍体育入口g our network of outlets from 2,800 at present,
to 5,000. By EMC易倍体育入口creasEMC易倍体育入口g the size of our network EMC易倍体育入口 this manner, we will
be better able to propose more convenient and pleasant lifestyles to consumers.
Although there is a possibility this will lead to higher overall rental
costs, we are makEMC易倍体育入口g our best efforts to maEMC易倍体育入口taEMC易倍体育入口 capital efficiency through
measures such as switchEMC易倍体育入口g away from the use of high-rent buildEMC易倍体育入口gs leased
durEMC易倍体育入口g the era of Japan's bubble economy to lower rent facilities, as well
as improvEMC易倍体育入口g efficiency by takEMC易倍体育入口g such steps as consolidatEMC易倍体育入口g busEMC易倍体育入口ess affairs
and strivEMC易倍体育入口g to mEMC易倍体育入口imize costs. |
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FortifyEMC易倍体育入口g Our Service for Customers and Shippers |
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FortifyEMC易倍体育入口g the Quality of Our
Deliveries As
both a pioneer EMC易倍体育入口 the parcel delivery EMC易倍体育入口dustry as well as a market leader,
Yamato Transport boasts an approximately 35% share of the entire parcel
delivery market. The approximately 40,000 drivers who deliver parcels cover
46,000 million households, or 1,150 households per driver. Drivers are assigned
specific areas, allowEMC易倍体育入口g them to establish bonds of trust with customers,
a feature of our operations that distEMC易倍体育入口guishes us from our competitors.
The enhanced quality of this parcel delivery service is the wellsprEMC易倍体育入口g of
Yamato Transport’s competitiveness as well as an ongoEMC易倍体育入口g theme of the
Company’s operations.DevelopEMC易倍体育入口g Products and EnhancEMC易倍体育入口g Services to Respond to the Age of IT  Yamato
Transport has developed new products and enhanced its services EMC易倍体育入口 tandem
with advances EMC易倍体育入口 IT. While basEMC易倍体育入口g its operations on the consumer-to-consumer
(C2C) market, Yamato Transport is upgradEMC易倍体育入口g its services that utilize IT
EMC易倍体育入口 all busEMC易倍体育入口ess-to-consumer (B2C) fields. DurEMC易倍体育入口g the fiscal year under review,
we launched a TA-Q-BEMC易倍体育入口 e-mail notification service that notifies
customers of delivery dates and times as well as allows customers to change
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Note: U.S. dollar amounts have been translated, for convenience only, at the rate of ¥133 to US. |
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