1、Hello everyoneTonight our group will do the presentation about the organic products in Japan. I want to introduce our group members firstHere we can see some vocabularies which are related to the case.Now lets look at the flow chart ,from this flow chart we can see the trade and issues which are rel
2、ated to the trade between Sokensha and Devexco. Sokensha and Devexco started to do business in 1999 and they have good business relationship. Sokensha had never experienced the problems with the quality of the products from Australia and they have never experience the discrepencies in analysis resul
3、ts between Australia and Japan.In order to ensure the the products from Australia compiled with the Japanese organic standards , the products will be tested in JFAC before payment. Before shipment Devexco also conduct its own analysis with Amdel Ltd to meet the Japanese organic standards.In december
4、 2001, Devexco shipped organic products to Japan, this shipment was the first to Sokensha since the JAS was issued. As usual the sample of products was sent to JFAC, and JFAC found BHA in the sample at a level above the specification. Sokensha noticed Devexco two days after the agreed notification p
5、eriod. Devexco assumed that the tests conducted by Amdel were wrong and ask Amdel to conduct the test again. But Amdel found nothing wrong in the sample test. Devexco requested a copy of JAFCs methodology and equipment for Amdel to retest on an equivalent testing level. The request was denied. Devex
6、co asked Sokensha to choose six random samples of the products for testing. Six samples had six different results. This clearly proved the inconsistency in the JFACs testing. But Sokensha still refused to accept the shipment, because Sohkensha was fear of the possible retribution by Jp Gov. share the cost. Devexco didnt want to give up and had to find a solution in order to have a strong business relationship. Work together. But Devexco still have the feeling of uncertainty that the outcome will be undisputable again in the future.