Salay Handmade Paper Ind., Inc. (SHAPII) was among the lucky applicants for a training grant from the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) in Japan.

The AOTS, through Oro Chamber’s umbrella organization in Manila— the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), conducted a screening last February 4 to ascertain successful grantees for its Logistics Management for Philippines (ENPL) Training Program.

SHAPII, a long-time member of the Oro Chamber, is one of the 25 privileged grantees that will undergo a two-week extensive training in Yokohama, Japan starting March 3.

The program is designed for the participants to gain an understanding of the role of logistics experts and acquire practical methods which are applicable in the Philippines. 

The course contents include: a) Logistics and Productivity Improvement (Cost and Service, Inventory Control, 5S, Packaging, etc.); b) Transportation, Responsible Concern for the Environment and Application of Logistics Management; c) Information System of Logistics; d) Key Performance Indicator of Logistics; and e) case studies. 

Scholars will also have the chance to do site visits to logistics companies in Japan.

Salay Handmade Paper Industries, Incorporated (SHAPII) is an exporter of handmade paper products that is based in the quaint town of Salay, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.

Headed by Loreta Rafisura, it began in 1987 as a civic organization known as People's Economic Council (PEC).  The mission of SHAPII is to help provide livelihood to the people in Salay.