Internet companies are rampant now. The annual revenue of any giant Internet enterprise can easily exceed 100 million yuan, gradually widening the gap with traditional industrial enterprises. However, there is such an industrial enterprise in Japan. After 85 years of wind and rain, it is still active at the top of the industry and has become an industrial model in Japan and even the world. This is YKK, the largest zipper manufacturer in the world.
YKK, founded in 1934, was originally a small workshop run by two young people with an initial investment of only 350 yen (about RMB 23 yuan). From its establishment to its expansion, YKK surpassed the largest clothing fastener company in the world at that time-American Tyrone Company, and became the largest manufacturer in the fastener market in just 40 years. Since 1980s, YKK has been defined as synonymous with high-quality clothing accessories. YKK zippers can be found everywhere in high-end clothing, daily necessities, bags and other goods that need zippers, such as Adidas, Nike, Levi's and other high-end brands. In addition, many brands are not ashamed to use YKK as clothing accessories, and they are willing to mark YKK as a selling point in product descriptions.
Even in YKK's most brilliant moment, he was in space. At that time, it was selected as an important material of spacesuit and sent to NASA, and landed on the moon with astronauts in the first stage, making YKK a world-famous zipper manufacturer. According to the data, high-end products account for more than 80% of YKK zipper business, and YKK company's zipper production accounts for about a quarter of the world, but its output value monopolizes 45% of the global market.
By the end of 20 17, YKK had applied for 1500 innovative patents on a small zipper. This zipper is just a humble accessory, and YKK has made it the largest business in the world. Since then, people's understanding of Japan is not limited to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Toyota, Fuji Heavy Industries, Canon and Nikon. This zipper manufacturer has since become an important proof of Japan's traditional industrial strength.
In addition, Tadao Yoshida, the founder of the company, is also an enlightened leader. He believes in the entrepreneurial spirit of "good cycle", sharing all the shares except 40% owned by himself and his family with the employees of the company, and stipulating that employees can receive bonuses for more than 8 months every year. However, employees need to deposit 65,438+00% of their wages and allowances into the company and use two-thirds of the bonus to buy the company's shares, so that employees can get higher dividends when the company's shares appreciate. Of course, this practice also effectively "binds" employees and prevents employees from job-hopping and technology outflow to the maximum extent. At this point, Huawei's appointment is very similar to his practice.
Today, YKK has 65,438+008 branches around the world, with annual sales exceeding 9.5 billion zippers, 65,438+008 companies in 72 countries or regions around the world, and global sales in 2065,438+08 reached 76,575,438+0 yen (about RMB 40 billion). This is YKK, a Japanese company that produces zippers.