Partnership with Customers
Cooperating with Suppliers and Industry
In addition to quality, cost, and environmental consideration, Alps Electric realizes that other fields in CSR have become increasingly important in recent years, and as a member of the supply chain, will continue to cultivate a mutual understanding with suppliers to maintain a “win-win” relationship.
CSR in the Supply Chain
Alps Electric participated in a JEITA (*A) working group formed
to compile the Supply-Chain CSR Deployment Guidebook, which
includes a common check sheet that can be used by companies in the
electronics industry. We aim to enhance mutual understanding between
companies by coordinating priority CSR issues such as the environment,
product quality, human rights, and safety of workers throughout
the supply chain.
(*A) JEITA: The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association is an industry organization seeking overall growth in the electronics and information technology industry.
Promoting Green Procurement
Locations around the world utilize the Internet in implementing
the Alps Green Procurement System, which involves distributing our
Green Procurement Standard to suppliers, and managing subsequent
supplier and parts evaluation.
Reducing Total Inventory
Since May 2006, we have been operating the On-Demand Delivery System
(ODDESY), an order management system, in collaboration with those
suppliers who agree to long-term partnerships with us. This system
contributes to the quick sharing of information on market demands
and allows both parties to take rapid action, therefore enabling
reduction in total inventory as required inventory is known at hand.
Presenting Alps’ CSR activities at a Council for
Better Corporate Citizenship (CBCC) seminar
To fulfill our aim of contributing to the growth of the electronics industry as a whole, Alps Electric is an Executive Board Member of JEITA, sitting on the Policy and Strategy Board, the Electronic Components Board, the Environment Committee, and the Technical Standardization Committee. In this way we contribute to solving common problems and establishing standards throughout the industry. Moreover, we also contribute to technological innovation and passing down technological knowledge by participating in approximately 200 external organizations and committees, including the Communications and Information Network Association of Japan (CIAJ) and around 60 academic societies.
