Case Study
Nippon Light Metal
Overview Since its founding in 1939, Nippon Light Metal (NLM) has produced and sold a wide range of products, from aluminum raw material to fabricated products. It produces lightweight, corrosion-resistant, thermally conducting and recyclable aluminum goods for a wealth of manufacturing fields. Challenge Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd. (NLM) is the only dedicated aluminum maker in Japan. In ad- dition to helping Japanese industry expand, the company is in the process of developing its overseas business. To do so, NLM required improved internal controls. “We needed a system approach based around a business continuity plan (BCP), ” said Masayuki Ozaki, systems administrator for NLM’s gen- eral planning department. “As part of that, we needed to come up with a reliable disaster re