Japan Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo District Court on the afternoon of 20 10 19, becoming the largest bankruptcy case of non-financial enterprises in Japan since the end of World War II. JAL, with a history of 58 years, was once regarded as a proud symbol of the post-war economic prosperity of "Japanese enterprises".
JAL President Xi Song Yao stepped down on the same day, and kazuo inamori, honorary chairman of Kyoto Ceramics Company, will take charge of the restructuring of Jal. Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama chose kazuo inamori as Caesar to save JAL. Yukio Hatoyama said earlier that if kazuo inamori could be mobilized, the Japanese government would not have to invest tens of billions of dollars of taxpayers' money to activate JAL and make it rise again.
On 20 10 10 13, kazuo inamori publicly expressed his willingness to re-enter the mountain. But he put forward two conditions: one is to be JAL； with zero salary as CEO; Secondly, he won't take his team to JAL because no one in his company knows about air transportation. Kazuo inamori said, "I am a layman to the transportation industry. I decided to accept this job because both the government and ETIC hope to prevent the collapse of JAL in any way. " Kazuo inamori's decision to return to the mountains was widely welcomed in Japan. Because of this incident, Yukio Hatoyama showed the Japanese government's determination and promising, and his satisfaction in the opinion polls also improved.
20 1 February1became the chairman of JAL in bankruptcy reorganization, which lasted for 424 days until the end of March. In one year, it created an unprecedented profit of 654.38+0884 billion yen in the history of JAL, which was three times that of ANA. In the same period last year, the loss of JAL was about 654.38+080 billion yen, nearly 360 billion yen, exceeding the 300 billion yen invested by the Japanese government to save JAL. Due to bankruptcy, the size of JAL has been reduced to two thirds, and the sales volume has also been reduced to three quarters of the previous year. However, it has made unprecedented profits in the history of JAL.
Horizontally, due to layoffs, the number of passengers in JAL this year is lower than that of another Japanese airline, ANA, but its profit is exactly three times that of ANA. This miracle is unbelievable.
In just one year, JAL has achieved three firsts, one is the first in profit, the other is the first in punctuality, and the other is the first in service level. Even if kazuo inamori leaves JAL, JAL will continue to develop healthily. Kazuo inamori's philosophy can always promote the thought of JAL cadres, thus promoting the development of JAL.
Save Japan Airlines
In 2009, just as he was enjoying his old age as a Buddhist, JAL declared bankruptcy with a debt of 1.5235 trillion yen (about122 billion yuan). Japan Airlines is not only the third largest airline in the world, but also the "wing" of Japan. This company must be saved. Yukio Hatoyama, then Prime Minister, invited kazuo inamori to be the chairman of the bankrupt company. Almost everyone is worried about the latter, fearing that he will "lose his life". Unexpectedly, however, kazuo inamori readily agreed. Under his leadership, JAL received 350 billion yen in financial assistance from the Japanese government's enterprise regeneration support agency. At the same time, the trading bank finally agreed to give up the creditor's rights of 52 15 billion yen. After implementing a series of "reconstruction plans", JAL turned a profit in the second year after declaring bankruptcy and reconstruction. 20 1 1 year, the company not only continued its black business, but also made a net profit of186.6 billion yen. 20 12 September, JAL listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange again, announcing: I'm back! Since 1962, there have been 138 bankrupt enterprises assisted by the Japanese government's enterprise regeneration support agency, of which nearly half of 59 enterprises eventually died in the process of reconstruction, while only 9 enterprises re-listed, and the shortest time from reconstruction to listing also took more than 7 years. In contrast, the resurrection of JAL is indeed a miracle. What made JAL reborn in a short time? The second month after the company went public, the author had the honor to listen to kazuo inamori's personal statement. Kazuo inamori said, if you must talk about secrets, there are five. First, the zero-wage professionalism has given all employees great spiritual encouragement. "When I accepted the invitation of the government to be the chairman of the company, I was already an old man who was almost 80 years old. In the eyes of many employees, I am their grandfather, father or uncle. I have nothing to do with JAL all my life, but I am willing to contribute my last strength to the reconstruction of JAL without charging a penny, setting an example for all employees. " Second, according to the reconstruction requirements of the government's regeneration support agencies, JAL has to lay off some employees, but at the same time, it has to ensure that more employees stay in the company. "The reason why I agreed to be the chairman of JAL at the invitation of the government is because I realized that I can't let it go bankrupt, I can't affect the Japanese economy, and I can keep as many jobs as possible." Third, the first thing to do after becoming the chairman is to make clear JAL's business goal, and repeatedly convey this goal to all employees so that every employee can always remember what he wants to do and what the company wants to do. "This practice is the same as my creation and operation of Kyocera Company and KDDI Company. I feel that only by putting the happiness of employees first, uniting with everyone and resonating with the hearts of employees can enterprises get out of the predicament and achieve healthy development. " Fourthly, in JAL, kazuo inamori's management philosophy and outlook on life were used to reform enterprises, especially the "bureaucratic system". "I first reformed the business service awareness of enterprises. The service content of 40 projects has been formulated, so that employees and I share common values and business philosophy, achieving the consistency of things and hearts, and forming a new corporate philosophy of JAL. " Fifth, the internal management system of the company has been reformed, a separate airline accounting system has been implemented, and the responsible persons of each airline have been determined. "The statistical work implements a quick reporting system, and the data of various departments are reported immediately. The company's detailed business report is completed within one month, so that the management team can keep abreast of the company's operations. "