YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) -- Toyota Motor Corp. is working to create a more robust supply chain that would recover within two weeks in the event of another massive earthquake like the one on March 11 that is still affecting output after six months, Executive Vice President Shinichi Sasaki expressed his views today.
Toyota along with other Japanese automakers were forced to halt a large portion of their production both inside and outside Japan for months after the earthquake and tsunami cut off the supply of hundreds of parts from the country's devastated northeast.He told Reuters in an interview that, "We're making checks now to see what needs to be done to enable a recovery within two weeks when the next one -- expected in the (central) Tokai region – hits.""We're about 80 percent done with those checks."Sasaki, in charge of purchasing, spoke out that Toyota was taking three steps to fight supply chain risks that he expected would be completed in roughly five years.Vcommindia News
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