Fujitsu CEMEA&I Establishes Measures to Secure Business Operations

Fujitsu Technology Solutions in the CEMEA&I region (Continental Europe, Middle East, Africa and India) has taken measures to ensure business performance and continuity for its local customers after the disaster that hit the northeast of Japan. These measures include taking on additional production capacities in its Augsburg factory and exploring alternatives in the supplier landscape for components necessary for production.

 

On Monday, March 14, 2011, Fujitsu Limited, headquartered in Tokyo, reported damages to six of its factories in Japan and immediately established a disaster response headquarter in accordance with the overall Fujitsu group’s policy. The full statement has been published on the Fujitsu Group’s website at: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2011/20110314-01.html

 

In response to the damages, Fujitsu is temporarily transferring the desktop PC production to the unaffected Shimane factory. Fujitsu’s factory in Augsburg, Germany, is working with Japan to ensure a continuous server supply.

 

Consequences for Fujitsu in CEMEA&I

Fujitsu’s operations in the CEMEA&I region are not affected directly by the situation to date. Fujitsu’s factory in Augsburg, Germany, will take on additional production capacities to support Japan in ensuring business continuity. All desktop PCs and x86 servers, as well as selected notebook lines for this market, are manufactured there already. 

 

Currently, Fujitsu is exploring alternative supply options should they become necessary to continue production. Since only one air freighter is currently testing all products sourced in Japan for radioactive contamination, Fujitsu is introducing its own additional spot-checks on finished air-freighted products upon their arrival (in Europe) from Japan, beginning today (Friday, March 18, 2011). Fujitsu is taking this preemptive measure in order to provide European customers and partners with additional peace-of-mind about the safety of all Fujitsu products. In order to ensure transparency, Fujitsu is in talks with an independent testing laboratory to carry out these evaluations on its behalf.

 

Fujitsu has mitigated the economic consequences of the disaster through the company’s global and decentralized structure: “Our first priority is to support our colleagues in Japan. As they tell us, we can best support them by continuing to make a valuable contribution to our overall business success,” says Rolf Schwirz, Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu Technology Solutions. “With its strong transnational structure, Fujitsu has always followed the motto ‘Think global, act local.’ That means that Fujitsu in CEMEA&I, as in other regions, is dedicated to delivering its commitments to customers based on its existing business and processes in the region.”

 

 

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About Fujitsu Fujitsu is a leading provider of ICT-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 170,000 employees supporting customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$50 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com

 

About Fujitsu Technology Solutions

Fujitsu Technology Solutions is the leading European IT infrastructure provider with a presence in all key markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, plus India, serving large-, medium- and small-sized companies as well as consumers. With its Dynamic Infrastructures approach, the company offers a full portfolio of IT products, solutions and services, ranging from clients to datacenter solutions, Managed Infrastructure and Infrastructure-as-a-Service. Fujitsu Technology Solutions employs more than 13,000 people and is part of the global Fujitsu Group. For more information, please see: ts.fujitsu.com/aboutus .

 

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