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An example demonstrates the importance of even small disruptions to the
automotive manufacturing supply chain. On July 16, 2007, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake
in central Japan severely damaged the facilities of Riken Corp., a supplier of automobile
components including specialized piston rings. Riken had located all of its plants in a
single area of Japan to increase efficiency, making the entire production capacity
vulnerable to a catastrophic incident