Corporate Information

We, NRIC, continue to be a ● About us front-runner that creates Company name ■ Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting, Inc. (NRIC)

new values in the field of Address ■ 9-3, 1-Chome, Higashi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, logistics. 105-8322, Japan Established ■ 15 March 1961

Paid-in capital ■ JPY 490 million (approx. USD 4.0 million)

President ■ Miyachika, Kiyofumi We are “logistics professional” Contact ■ For Research and Consulting inquiries: with more than 50 years experiences Phone: +81-3-6251-6443 specialized in logistics. E-mail: [email protected]

The well-known word “Butsuryu”, For other inquiries: Phone: +81-3-6251-6446 meaning of logistics in Japanese, E-mail: [email protected] was used by our consultant for the FAX ■ +81-3-6251-6450 first time. ■ Our business field is not only in Japan URL http://www.nittsu-soken.co.jp/english/ but globally that covers various ranges of tasks as followings: ・Logistics consulting ・Logistics improvement ・Cost reduction ・Improvement of operational efficiency ● ・Quality improvement Organization chart ・Research for transportation Corporate board ・Education and training ・Data analysis, Logistics safety President ・Packaging performance test Business Development Unit

・Field test Corporate Planning Unit etc. Sales Development Unit

Consulting Service Unit

Research & Contents Unit

Task Force Unit

Advanced Technology Unit

Human Resource Development Unit

IT Development Unit

Administration Unit Corporate Information

● Corporate history

1961 / 3 Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting,Inc. (NRIC) is established (paid-in capital: JPY 250 million) Office locations: Otemachi and Akihabara (2 locations)

1961 / 6 Technical research div. is established (being formed from the union of technical research laboratory, affiliated organization of Nippon Express) Take over Fukagawa laboratory (current “Packaging Performance Test laboratory”)

1974 / 1 Start public announcement of “Economic and freight transportation forecast”

1988 / 10 Start public announcement of “Short-term trend research for business logistics” (NRIC’s short-term logistics survey)

1999 / 4 Open website

2003 / 7 Move office location to newly built Nippon-Express building in Relocate reference room to Nippon-Express logistics resource center

2004 / 3 Start NRIC’s logistics seminar

2006 / 3 Increase in capital to JPY 490 million

2011 / 3 Publish “NRIC’s 50 years history” for celebrating 50 years anniversary of foundation

2014 / 5 Win a performance award of Japan Material Handling Prize for “the development and management of buffer and vibration-proofing sea container”

● Map

Dentsu Shiodome, Nippon Express Co., Ltd. Entrance Head Office Conrad Tokyo Head Office

Caretta Shiodome Macdonald's ● Toei Oedo Line Shiodome Sumitomo Building Convenience Store (Family Mart) to Shiodome Station (B2F) Escalator (Up) ● No.9・10 exit

Toei Oedo Line ⬅ for Ginza to Shiodome Station (B2F) Flower bed Toei Oedo Line to Shiodome Station (B2F) Down Ｕｐ ● Convenience Store (Family Mart) CD Shop Shiodome Royal Park Panasonic Media tower Shiodome Tower Elevator Tokyo Shiodome Building （K.K.Kyodo News） for Shinagawa Toppan Forms building Station

Shiodome City Center Nippon Television Network Corp S ● Tully's Coffee

Shop Underground passage N

Toei Asakusa Line (B2F) Nippon Express building is located:

● Down a 10 minute walk from Shimbashi Station Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (JR, Tokyo Metro Ginza, Toei Asakusa lines) Shimbashi Station Shiodome entrance (B1F) Down ● a 3 minute walk from Shiodome Station

⬅ for Tokyo Station ＪＲ Shimbashi station Karasumori entrance (1F) (Toei Oedo, lines)

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