More Coverage on Ricoh in Japan

JAPAN QUAKE ,TSUNAMI & RADIATION SHUTS 5 RICOH PLANTS

From TonerNews.com; click here for source.

Further to last week’s report on the impact of the earthquake and tsunami on Japan’s leading camera manufacturers, Ricoh has advised that it has suspended operations at several manufacturing plants in the Tohuko, Kanto and Shizuoka prefectures.

The company also advised that none of its employees had been injured as result of the March 11 earthquake.The divisions that have suspended operations include Ricoh Optical Industries (optical products and projectors), Hazama Ricoh (product parts), Tohoku Rioch (MFPs, printers and toner), Ricoh Printing Systems (production printing products) and Gotemba Plant (MFPs and printers).

What About the InfoPrint Supply Chain?

Impact on Office Products Industry from Earthquake in Japan

From InfoTrends. Submitted By: Cathy Martin on March 18, 2011

Click here for original blog;
the Ricoh portion posted here.

Ricoh has stopped production at five of its manufacturing plants that produce MFPs, printers, projectors, production printers, printer parts, and toner. It is unknown when these plants will reopen and begin operating. Three other plants are partly operating that also do MFPs, printers, parts, supplies, and toner. Challenges to production will be include rolling blackouts and delivery of parts.