Risk of Supply Disruptions for Materials and Products
First written in FY2018. 1 of 4 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2020-Q2. Latest entry: FY2024.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 4 of 17 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「With respect to the supply of components and products, we are promoting procurement from multiple suppliers rather than relying on suppliers in a particular country of production or on a single partner, from the perspective of diversifying risk.」
In response to dependence on a single or limited number of partners, the company has identified procurement from multiple suppliers and early-warning monitoring through the partner cooperation association as countermeasures. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, some of the components used in ReFa and supplied by external partners are difficult to substitute, and their supply depends on a limited number of partner companies.」
The company continues to disclose the supply risk arising from its dependence on a limited number of external partners for difficult-to-substitute ReFa components. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic caused delivery delays for some products, which became a factor hindering sales growth.」
The risk of delays in the supply of components and products due to external conditions actually materialized as delivery delays for some products. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「Some components used in ReFa supplied by external partners are difficult to replace, and the supply of these components depends on a single supplier.」
The company discloses that it depends on supply from external partners and that some of the difficult-to-substitute components used in ReFa are sourced from a single supplier. It identifies the partner cooperation association as a risk-mitigation measure.