Title/Organization

1982 Senior Researcher, Waseda University
1985 Lecturer at Kanazawa Institute of Technology
1987 Associate Professor at Kanazawa Institute of Technology
1988 Professor at Kanazawa Institute of Technology
2022 Emeritus Professor at Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Education

1975 B.S.I.E. Waseda University
1977 M.S.I.E. Waseda University
1983 Completion of the Doctoral Program, Waseda University
1985 Ph.D. Waseda University
The doctral thesis entitled :"A design method for mixed buffer production systems for manufacturing the components of prefabricated houses via precast concrete panels"

Membership

Fellows of

2005- International Society for Professional Innovation Management: ISPIM
2013- International Foundation for Production Research: IFPR
2013- Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management System Society: APIEMS

A Board Member of

2000- Asia Pacific Society for Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
2003- International Foundation for Production Research: IFPR
1999-2000,2008-2009 The Japanese Society for Quality Control: JSQC
2001-2007 Scheduling Society of Japan
1995-2005 International Society for Professional Innovation Management: ISPIM
2007-2011 Vice President, International Foundation for Production Research
2011-2013 President, International Foundation for Production Research
2003-2007,2011-2015 Japan Industrial Management Association: JIMA
2017~2019 President of Japan Industrial Management Association: JIMA

Award

1984(5) The Best Paper Award of JIMA for Early Career Researchers
2010(6) ISPIM Fellowship Award
2011(3) Best Paper Awards in International Congress on Logistics and SCM Systems (ICLS)
2015(5) JIMA Outstanding Contribution Award

An International Editorial Board Member of

  • Production Planning and Control.
  • International Journal of Production Economics.
  • An International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems.

Member of

  • Japan Industrial Management Association (2022〜Honorable member of Japan Industrial Management Association)

Interested Research Fields

Production Management, Quality Management, Product Innovation Management, Motivation Survey and Job Design, Comparative Advantage of a Management System, Human Resource Management and the Program Design,Neighborhood Associations and Social Capital Management

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