{"id":1821,"date":"2026-04-07T18:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agriture.jp\/?post_type=sustainable&#038;p=1821"},"modified":"2026-04-10T18:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:58:16","slug":"bcp-health-stock","status":"publish","type":"sustainable","link":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/sustainable\/bcp-health-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"A stockpile strategy balancing BCP \u00d7 health management | Using dried vegetables"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"_1\">What you will learn from this article<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How to think about food stockpiling that satisfies BCP and health management at once<\/li>\n<li>A rolling-stock strategy using dried vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Tips for operation that reduce the workload of the general affairs department<\/li>\n<li>Methods of expense accounting and cost-effectiveness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"bcp\">Are you doing BCP measures and health management separately?<\/h2>\n<p>\"Disaster stockpiling is general affairs' job, health management is HR's job\"\u2014not a few companies are siloed this way.<\/p>\n<p>But thinking about it, from the angle of<strong>food stockpiling<\/strong>, these two overlap considerably.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>BCP (disaster stockpiling)<\/th>\n<th>Health management (dietary measures)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Purpose<\/td>\n<td>Securing employee safety in a disaster<\/td>\n<td>Maintaining employee health and improving productivity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Means<\/td>\n<td>Stockpiling food and water<\/td>\n<td>Improving the dietary environment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Managing department<\/td>\n<td>General affairs \/ disaster preparedness<\/td>\n<td>HR \/ health-management promotion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cost<\/td>\n<td>Disaster-related expenses<\/td>\n<td>Welfare expenses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>This is where dried vegetables come in. Dried vegetables<strong>can be stored long-term at room temperature and are delicious eaten daily<\/strong>. In other words, you can stock them as disaster-preparedness stock while using them, day to day, as a welfare dietary service.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"_2\">A two-birds-with-one-stone idea<\/h3>\n<p>This combination of \"rolling stock \u00d7 welfare\" has three merits.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Zero waste of stockpiled goods<\/strong>: They rotate naturally through daily consumption<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoiding double cost accounting<\/strong>: Can be consolidated into welfare expenses<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduced management labor<\/strong>: Can be made a joint measure of general affairs and HR<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"_3\">A concrete operating model<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"50\">Model case: an office of 50 employees<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Figure<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Required stockpile amount (3 days)<\/td>\n<td>50 people \u00d7 9 bags = 450 bags<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Daily consumption<\/td>\n<td>15\u201325 bags\/day (usage rate 30\u201350%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monthly consumption<\/td>\n<td>About 400\u2013550 bags<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monthly replenishment<\/td>\n<td>Same amount as consumption<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Always-in-stock amount<\/td>\n<td>500\u2013600 bags (stockpile + buffer)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>In other words,<strong>With a monthly replenishment order<\/strong>, you can run stockpiling and daily consumption at the same time.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"_4\">Inventory management rules<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum stock line: never fall below 450 bags (= 3-day stockpile)<\/li>\n<li>Reorder trigger: place a replenishment order when stock drops below 500 bags<\/li>\n<li>Stocktaking: check stock count and best-before dates once a month<\/li>\n<li>Placement: older items to the front (first-in, first-out)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you set these rules, you can run it with just<strong>an Excel inventory sheet<\/strong>, without any special management system.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"_5\">Methods of expense accounting<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"_6\">The pattern of accounting as welfare expenses<\/h3>\n<p>The daily-consumption portion can be handled as<strong>Welfare expenses<\/strong>. The point is to clearly state it in internal rules as a dietary service available to all employees.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"_7\">The pattern of accounting as disaster-related expenses<\/h3>\n<p>There is also a method of accounting the stockpile-purpose inventory portion as<strong>consumables expenses or disaster-related expenses<\/strong>. However, with the rolling-stock method it's hard to distinguish inventory from consumption, so<strong>consolidating into welfare expenses keeps management simpler<\/strong>, contained in burdock and cocoa.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"50_1\">A cost simulation (50-person company)<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Monthly<\/th>\n<th>Annual<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Dried vegetable procurement<\/td>\n<td>About 40,000\u201360,000 yen<\/td>\n<td>About 480,000\u2013720,000 yen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Management labor (monthly order &amp; stocktaking)<\/td>\n<td>About 2 hours<\/td>\n<td>24 hours\/year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>At 500,000\u2013700,000 yen a year, you can<strong>cover BCP measures and the dietary measures of health management at once<\/strong>. Compared even with the 60,000\u201370,000 yen monthly of a stocked-office-cafeteria service, the cost efficiency can be called high.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"_8\">Implementation steps<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"1-1\">Step 1: Calculate the required amount (1 day)<\/h3>\n<p>Number of employees \u00d7 9 bags (3 days) = calculate the minimum stockpile amount. Decide the always-in-stock amount including a buffer.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"2-12\">Step 2: Secure a placement location (1\u20132 days)<\/h3>\n<p>Set up one shelf in a break area or pantry. Dried vegetables are lightweight, so upper shelves or dead space are fine.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"3-1\">Step 3: Set up internal rules (1 week)<\/h3>\n<p>Add a dietary-service item to the welfare rules. Also list it as a stockpiled item in the disaster manual.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"4\">Step 4: Start operation (same day)<\/h3>\n<p>After the first order, start operation as soon as it arrives. Notify employees by internal email or poster.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"5-3\">Step 5: Measure the effect (after 3 months)<\/h3>\n<p>Check usage rate, inventory turnover, and employee satisfaction. Accumulate data usable for health-management applications.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"_9\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"q1\">Q1: Won't the stockpile run short with rolling stock?<\/h3>\n<p>If you set a minimum stock line, the stockpile won't run out through daily consumption. Setting a rule such as \"pause consumption when it drops below 450 bags\" is reassuring.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"q2\">Q2: Can dried vegetables be eaten without water or hot water?<\/h3>\n<p>Some can be eaten as-is like a snack, but basically it's common to rehydrate them in hot water or water before eating. In a disaster, you can boil water on a portable gas stove or handle it with water rehydration.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"q3\">Q3: Are there adoption cases at other companies?<\/h3>\n<p>Companies that have formally institutionalized dried-vegetable rolling stock are still few, but companies stockpiling dried vegetables doubling as reserves, as an extension of office convenience stores or stocked office cafeterias, are increasing. It's a field with first-mover advantage.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"q4\">Q4: Can it be built into disaster drills?<\/h3>\n<p>Some companies hold a dried-vegetable tasting at their annual disaster drill. Knowing the taste of stockpiled goods in advance can reduce stress in a disaster. Records of the tasting can also be used in health-management application documents.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"q5-agriture\">Q5: Can Agriture's dried vegetables handle stockpiling?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Agriture can propose stockpiling plans matched to a company's number of employees. We deliver domestic dried vegetables produced at our own factory in Kyoto by regular delivery. Please consult us, including advice on rolling-stock operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended reading<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/sustainable\/\">Sustainable initiatives<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/oem\/\">Commercial dried vegetables<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/product\/\">Product lineup<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/sustainable\/lemon-dry-method\/\">What are the benefits of hot-air drying lemon? 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