When Professor Yutaka Hamaoka of the Faculty of Commerce of Keio University investigated the impact of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the recent spread of the new coronavirus infection on manufacturing industries nationwide, about 2% of the companies were greatly affected by the earthquake. On the other hand, it turned out that about 6% of the new Corona has fallen into a decrease in sales.Professor Hamaoka will compile recommendations to the government, local governments, and companies based on this data.
The survey was conducted in November 2020, targeting product development department managers of 11 manufacturing companies (1,283 listed companies and 628 unlisted companies) nationwide, and 655 companies (12 listed companies and 95 unlisted companies) by the end of December. I answered.
According to the report, about 2% of the companies answered that they were "extremely affected" and "greatly affected" by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima nuclear accident that accompanied it, mainly in the procurement of raw materials and the distribution of products. The supply chain was hit hard.
On the other hand, about 6% of companies in the new Corona are facing a decrease in sales.About 3% of companies discovered new needs, and about 1% pioneered new sales channels.Only about 1% of companies have stricter restrictions on attendance than the standards of the national and local governments in response to the state of emergency, and about 7% take measures such as restrictions on attendance after waiting for the guidelines of the national and local governments to come out. ing.
Professor Hamaoka said, "The survey targets are mainly large companies, both listed and unlisted, and small and medium-sized enterprises are being forced into a more difficult situation. Countries and local governments that have a great influence on that decision-making need to take prompt and rational measures. There is. "
