On
October 28. "Partners Meeting 2006" was held in Kurume City, near where
our
Saga
factory is located, and 24 selected suppliers attended the meeting.
It
is very important for us to build up Partnership with excellent
suppliers to compete
with
powerful competitors.We are actually in the storm of international competitions.
Usually
in manufacturing industries purchasing cost is the highest in cost
accounting.
To
win the international competition, a strong purchasing
power is indispensable.
After
"Nissan Revival Plan (NRP)" of Nissan Motor
Corporation, the movement to
change suppliers from affiliated
to non-affiliated for big cost reduction are spread
widely
in Japanese manufacturing industries.
But
I believe that the competitiveness of Japanese manufacturing
industries is coming
from
the mutual understanding and mutual prosperity with suppliers.
"One
for All and All for One" is also the spirit of Japanese
manufacturing industries.
Strengthen
the Partnership with suppliers means strengthen our purchasing power
and
consequently strengthen
our international competetiveness.
Recently
on the other hand, it is said that suppliers are divided into
two groups.
One
is gaining suppliers ( profitable, active management, indespensable
), and
another
one is losing suppliers (unprofitable, negative management, burden).
Of
course we invited gaining suppliers to our "Partners Meeting
2006".
To
build the Partnership with suppliers, we should trust and
respect suppliers first.
Then explain
our present condition and future strategy faithfully and
ask for the
suppliers
to trust us. After then we can build a WIN=WIN relationship.
In "Partners
Meeting 2006" we have explained about our financial
results, market
activity
and analysis, strategy
of sales, development and production.
Even
though our dreams and ambitions have been explained.
I
want suppliers to believe us and want to strengthen the WIN=WIN
relationship for
our
mutual prosperity.
Thank
you for your continued patronage and support to YAMASHIN-FILTER
CORP.
Atsuhiko
Yamazaki
President
YAMASHIN-FILTER
CORP.
