To further expand business operations in the global market, Japan’s Fuji
Xerox Co., Ltd. has established a new manufacturing company—Fuji Xerox Haiphong
Co., Ltd.— in the Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park in northern Haiphong port
city.
Construction of the new factory
will begin in January 2013, and the operation will start in November 2013. The
total amount of investment in this project is approximately 9 billion yen.
It will mainly manufacture
products such as digital color multifunction devices and small-sized
light-emitting diode (LED) printers, and the manufacturing capacity will be
around two million units per year. It will also manufacture components for
these devices such as printed wiring boards and drum cartridge components.
Among Asian countries, Fuji Xerox
chose Vietnam as the location for its new manufacturing site because Vietnam
has been making steady progress toward industrialisation. The country is advantageous
as it has industries such as information equipment manufacturers in a
concentrated manner, as well as an extensive land transportation network
connecting the country with China, Thailand and other Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN), which will facilitate Fuji Xerox in establishing supply
chains.
Moreover, Haiphong is the third
largest city in Vietnam and the biggest port in northern Vietnam. Further
growth is expected for the city as urban development projects are currently
under way to make it as an industrial district.
Fuji Xerox Haiphong will
vertically integrate manufacturing of the above-mentioned components and the
product assembly lines to enhance manufacturing efficiency. Further, it will
strive to reduce costs by expanding component procurement sources throughout
Asia to ultimately produce competitive products for the emerging markets in
Asia Pacific, the United States and Europe.
In addition, Fuji Xerox will make
efforts to standardise the manufacturing line equipments and tools with its
other manufacturing sites to establish a company-wide decentralised
manufacturing system. The company will also promote manufacturing platforms
that will enable the manufacturing of different models on a same manufacturing
line, thereby curtailing the total cost.
Considering an environmental
impact, Fuji Xerox Haiphong will introduce energy-saving facilities—a sprinkler
system recycling rain water collected on the factory roof to reduce load of air
conditioning; hybrid outdoor lighting equipment using wind and solar power; and
LED lighting for inside of the factory and office. Also, by fostering
partnerships with its local partners, Fuji Xerox Hai Phong aims to make
contributions in the community and local industry.
Hoang Anh | vir.com.vn
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