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CLEAR
VISION
FOR THE
FUTURE
8
NIKON CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2012
INTERVIEW WITH
THE PRESIDENT
Please summarize your response to the
floods in Thailand and progress so far in
recovering from damage.
Owing to the impact of flooding, manufacturing
subsidiary Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (hereafter NTC)
suspended all operations in early October 2011. At
the end of November, we commenced alternative
production at partner factories in Thailand, and
resumed partial operations at NTC in January 2012.
By the end of March, we had restored the combined
production volumes of NTC and partner factories to
normal levels.
Although, as a result of the flooding, our
manufacturing facilities sustained damage, we
were able to minimize this thanks to the efforts of
frontline staff who, for example, salvaged several
hundred submerged metal dies. While it was the
Imaging Company that sustained direct damage
from the Thai floods, by transcending the internal
company system, the collective efforts of the entire
Nikon Group enabled us to respond effectively and
make a rapid recovery.
What issues emerged during your recovery
from the Great East Japan Earthquake and
the Thai floods?
The most crucial issue has been how we would
fulfill our responsibilities as a manufacturer to
maintain supply lines. Specifically, to deal with
any future flooding, we need to build a system
that permits a speedy switch to alternative
production locations. Furthermore, it is essential
to diversify individual risks by, for example, having
countermeasures for electricity shortages in
place at manufacturing sites, and reinforcing
back-up systems for various databases. Nikon is
currently carrying out a review of its global crisis
management system.
MAKOTO KIMURA
Representative Director,
President, Member of the Board