Supply Chain Management

Our Basic Policy

Tadano’s products are made of tens of thousands of parts, many of which are procured from our suppliers. To deliver even safer and higher-quality products to our customers, building strong relationships with our suppliers is essential. Based on the principle of “Growing Together with Suppliers” provided in the Tadano Group Sustainability Charter, we established the Tadano Group Sustainable Procurement Guidelines.
Tadano also promotes environmentally friendly product development through the non-use of substances of concern with the understanding and cooperation of our suppliers.

Aiming for Mutual Development: the Tadano Kyoei Society

In April 1999, Tadano and its suppliers established the “Tadano Kyoei Society” with the aim of fostering an independent, solution-oriented organization with the competitive technologies and capabilities needed to survive in the 21st century. Since then up to the present time, we have developed and maintained lasting, strong relationships with our suppliers and worked with them for mutual growth and development. The organization is comprised of a total of 52 corporate members in Japan (as of February 2024). A variety of activities and events are held each year, including safety workshops, presentations on improvement initiatives, plant tours, and SVE conferences. The association also presents awards to suppliers with outstanding achievements each year.

Building a “Win-Win” Relationship: SVE Activities by the “Team of Four”

Since 2009, Tadano’s three divisions (Research and Development, Production, Procurement) have worked with our suppliers as a “Team of Four” to promote its SVE activities, with the goal of developing and producing products with greater value. “SVE”–an original concept developed by Tadano by adding “S” (Super and Sustainable) to “VE” (Value Engineering)– embodies our determination to surpass our past VE activities and continue to move forward vigorously with our efforts.

SCOOP activities

In 2011, we began our SCOOP (Super Cooperation) program, a key component of our SVE activities. We work with our suppliers on an individual basis to set themes and targets to enhance the value and functionality of products and reduce costs while leveraging strengths and qualities of both Tadano and the suppliers.