Each of the Company’s divisions has acquired ISO 9001 certification. We have been contributing to the society by introducing the processes of ISO9001, and constantly striving to improve quality by standardizing operations in order to provide good products and services from the customers’ prospects.

Going forward, we will continue endeavoring to further enhance “MONOZUKURI ability” throughout Furukawa Electric Group by achieving the quality expected by customers, based on a policy of Group-focused management.

Furukawa Electric has established Furukawa Electric Group Quality Management Committee, which is chaired by the president, as the topmost body for promoting quality management at Furukawa Electric Group level. Directed by this committee, Divisional Quality Management Committees led by divisional heads promote ongoing efforts to maintain or improve the quality of our products, customer services and operations.

In light of the recent quality irregularities in Japan’s manufacturing industry, Furukawa Electric Group will continue to strengthen “quality compliance” and “quality governance” by setting “guidelines” which prescribed what shall be followed and improving their ability of auditors in quality management system.

And, in order to achieve the quality expected by customers, two projects will be continuing.

The Quality Enhancement Project does not simply address quality improvement themes on a superficial level. The project determines the root causes of problems to improve technology in our fields of business and continues to cultivate human resources who excel at solving problems.

The Risk-Free Design (RFD) project continues to promote training that empowers employees to identify potential problems and issues in the market, and conduct MIZENBOUSHI
(resolve and prevent problems) at the design and development proccess mainly, before customers use the product. The RFD project is also working on the introduction of new systems to prevent problems.