Request Regarding Supply Chain

DISCO Corporation

PIC of Supply Chain, DISCO Corporation

Thank you for your continued support.
Recently, there has been rising concern regarding procurement given the various disaster-related and geopolitical risks threatening the supply chain.
For this reason, we would like to request your cooperation in submitting information that will allow us to consider preventative measures for realizing stable supply through the supply chain and production continuity at DISCO.
Please answer these questions about the applicable products in the list attached to the relevant email.
To revise the answers you have already submitted, please resubmit the survey.
For questions that need to be checked with several departments, feel free to copy and paste the relevant questions to an Excel or Word file to share with the relevant departments.

Please answer the below survey.

1.Please copy and paste all the material codes for the applicable products from the list attached to the relevant email.
However, if the answers for Question 2 and beyond will differ depending on the product, after pressing the "Submit" button, press the "Continue answering for another product" button or "Copy and continue answering for another product" button to fill out a survey for the next product.
When you press the "Copy and continue answering for another product" button, the answers from this survey will be copied to the next survey. In that next survey, fill in the answer to Question 1 and revise the answers to any other questions as necessary before submitting.
Fill out the following for the applicable products.
- Minimum order amount (volume and units)
- Size (WxDxH) and weight if the shipment packing is always the same. (If the shipment packing varies based on order volume, please write "Cannot answer.")
Material codes
Minimum order amount (volume and units)
Shipment packing (size (WxDxH) and weight)
2.Fill in the manufacturer (company name).
3.Are there any products that are sold only to DISCO even though the applicable products have not been designed for DISCO?
(This question is being asked because of the risk that production of the applicable products may be discontinued if this product is only being supplied to DISCO.)
4.Does the applicable product or the production process for the applicable product have patentability?
If so, has it been confirmed that no patents belonging to other companies have been infringed?j
(This question is being asked because of the risk that production would no longer be possible if patent infringement were discovered later)
5.Are there any systems for responding to revisions in laws/regulations related to the product?
6.Are rare earth elements EXCLUDED from use during production of the product?
Rare earth elements
7.Will production continue and specifications stay the same for the foreseeable future?
8.Does more than one operator have the skills needed to carry out the processes?
9.Is daily/periodic inspection or calibration performed for all manufacturing equipment and inspection equipment?
10.Are there backup equipment and devices for all manufacturing equipment and inspection devices in use?
11.Will the manufacturing equipment and inspection devices stay the same for the foreseeable future?
12.Have you confirmed the situation of the quality management and the supply stability of your supplier(s)?
Choose the answer that applies to Questions 13 and 14.
13.How many factories (sites) are currently manufacturing the applicable products?
14. Write the zip codes and addresses for the factories (offices) given in 13.
Write down the addresses of up to five main plants.（If unable to answer, select "cannot answer" for the country and write "cannot answer" for the zip code and address.）
Please also include the street number so that risk can be assessed accurately.
Country
Zip Code
Address
Choose the answer that applies to Questions 15 and 16 and 17.
15.If the factories that are currently manufacturing the applicable products were to shut down due to disaster, have you prepared any alternative factories as part of your BCP that will be able to continue manufacturing the same product?
16.If you answered "Yes" to the question above, how many months will it take to resume shipment from the date the current factories shut down?
17.Please enter the addresses of the alternative factories.
If unable to answer, select "cannot answer" for the country and write "cannot answer" for the zip code and address.
Country
Zip Code
Address
Choose the answer that applies to Questions 18 and 19.
18.How many storage warehouses are there for storing the applicable products (finished products)?
19. Write the zip codes and addresses for the storage warehouses given in 18.
Write down the addresses of up to five main plants.（If unable to answer, select "cannot answer" for the country and write "cannot answer" for the zip code and address.）
Please also include the street number so that risk can be assessed accurately.
Country
Zip Code
Address
20.Please provide the names of the countries involved in the supply chain of the product.
(If unable to answer, please write "Cannot answer.")
21.Please indicate how long the current inventory could last for the raw materials used in the product.
22.Do you have backup plans, such as transportation routes, for distribution?

Please answer regarding the efforts being made at your company (the manufacturer).
This is a survey regarding various efforts being made at your company (the manufacturer).

23.Does your company comply with a code of conduct regarding industrial safety and health?
Examples of codes of conduct:
  • A code of conduct developed internally, RBA (EICC), etc.

Examples of the details of the codes of conduct:
  • Your company does not hire personnel who are under the minimum age for employment as stipulated by law.
  • Your company does not make use of forced, compulsory, or enslaved labor.
  • Your company makes efforts to provide a safe and healthy working environment.
24.Have you implemented countermeasures to prevent the spread of infections such as influenza?
25.Have you implemented countermeasures to prevent cyber attacks?
26.Have you experienced ZERO strikes in the past ten years?
27.Have you been subject to any government guidance (e.g., regarding violation of any laws) in the past ten years?
28.Have you experienced ZERO accidents that impacted the shipment of the Products in the past three years?

DISCO has implemented a quality management system compliant with IATF16949.
In relation to this, please answer the following questions.

29.Are any of the products manufactured by your company sold to the automotive industry?

Please provide any feedback or requests you have regarding this survey or any other day-to-day business.
Note: Personal information, such as your name, etc., is not required.
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Supply Chain Investigation for Blades and Wheels Ver.L_004