JARA NEWSfrom
Japan Automotive Recyclers Alliancewww.jara.co.jp

JARA delivers partsinformation via social
networking services
JARA Corporation has begun to enhance
its member support capability by usingsocial networking services, such as LINE.
Since July, JARA members are now
available, u sin g LIN E, to s end p ar ts
i n f o r m a t i o n s e l e c t e d f r o m J A R A’s
inventory-sharing system to customers.
Through simple operation, a unique URL is
automatically created which can be used toaccess not only fixed phrases for sendingmessages, but also product information.
Customers also directly benefit from use of
the service, as they can use it to check on
products anytime and anywhere.
The approach is now also a new feature of
the “ATRS (Automobile Total RecycleSystem)” network. Key phrases andexclusive URLs are automatically created byp r e s s i n g t h e s y s t e m ’s ‘ n e g o t i a t i o n
information copy’ button. Such can be
attached to LINE, Windows Messenger orconventional e-mail, thereby quickly andaccurately responding to inquiries fromcustomers.
Being able to send information on
multiple products from a single URL is
expected to result in a decrease in lost sales.
And because such information can also besent to social networking services that are
popular outside Japan, such as WhatsApp,
the new approach is being seen as a way to

Reply function for social
networking services.

effectively expand sales.
Furthermore, based on the assumptionthat product information will be viewed bycustomers via smartphones or tablets, theinformation is displayed in a way that issuitable for screens on mobile devices.
M o r e o v e r, p r i c e s c a n b e h i d d e n i nanticipation of a customer sending back themessage to the user.
J A R A i n t e n d s t o s u p p o r t e ff i c i e n t
operation by both JARA members and theircustomers by utilizing social networking
services. By effectively using time with theadvancement of IT , “They can focus on
new value-added business,” said President
Kitajima. (Daily Automotive News, Aug. 18issue)

JARA Group holds HokkaidoTohoku block meeting withplant tour at Sankei Shokai
JARA Group’s Hokkaido-Tohoku block
held its second 2016 regular staff meeting atSankei Shokai Co., in Kanagasaki-machi,
Iwate Prefecture. The meeting was attended
by 34 front-desk and production staff
members and persons from partner rebuiltparts companies. With a plant tour at Sankei
Shokai and lectures, the meeting provided an
opportunity for attendees to learn and share
information within inside the block, thereby
helping them strengthen their businessculture.
At the opening, block leader Shinichi
Watanabe delivered the message: “I believethat what you will get through the lectures
will positively affect your companies and theJARA Group. Be sure to study hard.” Sankei
Shokai President Masahiro Konno welcomedattendees, by saying: “What is important isAttendees exchange information with eachother during the plant tour.

September 2016, No. 103

Published by JARA Corporation
Tokyo Head Office: Shinawa Bldg. 1-2-2-7F,
Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo JAPAN 103-0027
Phone: +81 3 3548 3010 / Fax: +81 3 3231 4690

Sankei Shokai President Konno, second fromthe left, welcomes attendees.

what you come to feel through this regularmeeting, thinking about what you have todo, and putting such into practice. Pleasespend our limited time effectively.”
During the event, attendees visited
Sankei Shokai’s plant, where ELVs areappropriately dismantled and recycled parts
are produced, as well as a warehouse.
Attendees filled out questionnaires thatcovered things that they have yet to see atother companies and things that need to beimproved. The feedback gained will beshared, beyond the company with the whole
JARA Group to help strengthen group-widecompetitiveness.
Tadahiro Iino, New Business groupleader at JARA, gave a lecture on recyclede x t e r i o r p a r t s t a k e n f r o m E LV s . H e
explained efforts to operations throughoptimal production of such parts in response
to demand from repair businesses.
Afterward, attendees presented theiractivities for expanding parts transactions
among the group, confirming tighter blockunity for expanding the use of recycled partsin the replacement-parts market. Throughout
the event, attendees seemed to eagerly
communicate with each other. The meeting
led to expectations for further enhancementof the block. (Daily Automotive News, Aug.
18 issue)

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The festival attracted 659 visitors,
thanks to the fine weather.

A nibbler demonstration
draws attention.

Kubota Auto
Parts holds vehicle
recycle festival
To m a k e p e o p l e b e a w a r e o f c a r
recycling and co-existence with the local
community, Kubota Auto Parts held onAug. 7 its 6th Vehicle Recycle Festival atits headquarters. The annual event has been
taking place to tighten ties with the local
community by inviting the general public
to the company’s plant and explaining thecar-recycling business to people who come.
It also includes entertainment for families.
Thanks to the fine weather, a total of
659 people joined the event.
The company handles ELV dismantling
and recycled-parts production at its 36,400
square-meter site. Backed up by its ample
facilities, it is actively accepting ELVs
from car dealers and even end-users.
At the same time, under its corporate
philosophy of “moving forward with thelocal community,” the recycler periodicallyholds tours of its recycling plant tour in
response to requests by elementary schools
and others. To further enhance this effort,
it holds Vehicle Recycle Festival once ayear, as a manifestation of the company’s
desire to “repaying for people in the local
community and to inform them about
recycling efforts by having them see ourplant.”
The thinking behind the 6th festival
was to “go back to the starting point,
and be sure to make people aware of ourbusiness.” The event consisted of: 1) a
nibbler demonstration, 2) a tour of thecompany’s large, automated warehouse,and 3) reproduction of the car dismantlingprocess.
In the nibbler demonstration, a company
staff member skillfully operated theclaws of the heavy-duty nibbler machine,
attracting great attention from visitors. At
the warehouse, visitors gave a cheer when
they saw high-speed delivery of recycledparts from the 25,000 inventory. During
the reproduction of the car dismantlingprocess, many visitors seemed to show
pure admiration in seeing how the car fell
into pieces.
In addition, activities for children
included making toy spinning tops fromwheel nuts, an effort that had several
children completely captivated as they spun
their tops. Fair stalls also opened at theevent, making it a lively recycling festival.
(Daily Automotive News, Aug. 25 issue)

CO2 Reduction Effect

JARA Corporation is strengthening sales
activities for recycled parts in Okinawa
Prefecture. The company has placed order
receiving staff exclusively for Okinawa
in its call center and will bolster the sales
activities of its local staff in Okinawa.
Together with the existing recycled parts
purchasing site “Reparts Direct System(RDS),” the company aims to expand its
market share in Okinawa.
The Okinawa exclusive call center staff
handles inventory confirmations when it
receives orders via telephone or fax, withthe aim of “proactively offering customers
products that are not even registered on thesystem.”
Meanwhile, the local sales staff will aim
to expand sales by contacting customers
centering on car dealers and body repair andpaint shops.
The company says that its strength is“having an Okinawa base of operations
that can be used to grasp the various needsof local customers in a direct-and-quickmanner.” The company intends to further
improve its services by strengthening ties
between the local staff and its call center.”(Daily Automotive News, Aug. 4 issue)(based on Super-Line System)

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Visitors tour a warehouse thathouses approximately 25,000 recycledparts

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コベルコが提案する新しい考え方
1979年世界初の自動車解体機の発売以来、30年以上にわたって金属リサイクル分野で常にリードし、環境負荷の低減に貢献してきました。
マルチ解体機
使用済み自動車の解体以外にも廃家電などの金属製機器の解体およびさまざまな複合廃棄物の解体・分別作業が可能です。

New ideas comefrom KOBELCO
Since launching the world’s first car-dismantling machine in 1979,
KOBELCO has continued to take the lead in the metals recycling industry.
For over 30 years, we have contributed to reducing environmental impact.
Multi-Dismantling Machine

Car-Dismantling Machine

In addition to dismantling end-of-life cars,Multi-Dismantling Machine can break down
various metal products and equipment
such as used household appliances andcan separate and sort various composite
material wastes.

Car-Dismantling Machine efficiently
separates and sorts raw materials in
end-of-life cars and is able to recoverrare earth metals.

http://www.kobelco-europe.com/
http://www.kobelco-kenki.co.jp/

新构想源于神钢
1979年世界第一台汽车拆除机发售以来，
30多年来一直引领金属再生领域，在降低对环境压力方面功不可没。

http://www.kobelco-usa.com/

새로운 발상은KOBELCO에서
1979년 세계 최초로 자동차 해체기를 출시한 이래,30여 년에 걸쳐 금속 재활용 분야에서 항상 앞장서서환경 부하 저감에 공헌해 왔습니다.

多功能拆除机汽车拆除机멀티 해체기

不仅可以拆除不再使用的汽车，还可以可快速进行报废汽车内素材的分类作业，용도 폐기된 자동차의 해체 외에도 폐가전제품 등 금속제 기기의

拆除废家电等金属制机器以及各种复合

能够回收稀金属资源。

해체 및 다양한 복합 폐기물의 해체 • 분리작업이 가능합니다.

废弃物品的拆除、分类作业。

http://www.kobelco-jianji.com/

http://www.samjung-kenki.co.kr/