Executive Summary:Graduated from Electronics Department of Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba-ken, Japan in 1970 and joined NEC Corporation. He had been engaged in information system developments for the customers from manufacturing and distribution industries. During the period, he led an overseas project with local staff in Taiwan, and after the project he was sent to Singapore as a Division Manager of NEC Singapore.
He was not a specialist of management in early times he joined NEC Corporation. But he was so interested in how information technology (IT) can be contributed to the management of enterprises that he set off on his own journey of research for package solutions or enterprise resource planning software (ERPs) that is to be applied to the management of companies. This was in the middle of the so called Bubble Economy of Japan.
In 1993, he joined just started up SAP Japan, Co., Ltd. And introduced Production Planning (PP), Plant Maintenance (PM) into Japan and delivered training and consulting. These activities included other Logistics Applications. In 1999, he shifted to management consulting and engaged in business process re-engineering of the clients.
In July, 2001 he set up his own firm, and started to ally with Goal Systems International. Since then, he started activities in Theory of Constraints (TOC) and information technology centered in supply chain management, ERPs, MRO. In the year 2007, he started his own firm again.
Work Experience:1） TOC Thinking Process Education and Human Resources Development ・ To those business people, students, and children, by teaching TOC Thinking Process, the capabilities of problem solving, formulating visions and strategies, and individuals’ proactiveness, creativity, and sense of responsibility are improved.
2） Business Process Re-engineering, and SCM/ERP/MRO System Planning and Implementation
・ In alignment with corporate and business strategies, re-engineering business processes, implementing SCM/ERP/MRO software, and getting results
・ Doing ground design of SCM/ERP/MRO and business processes (re)engineering
・ Improving success rate by identifying problems arising in the implementation and develop the measures to cope with them using TOC Thinking Process
・ Detailed knowledge of SAP and Maximo makes the ground design in alignment with the corporate and business strategy, and the implementation shorter and less expensive
・ Developing transformation strategy without the need for layoffs as necessary
・ Reducing project lead time (co-work with Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) specialists might be necessary)
3） Supply Chain Improvement for SAP users (JIT and information technology) IT applied to supply chain)
・ Based on TOC replenishment or distribution and supply chain which is an easier-to-implement package of Just-in-Time (JIT)
・ Synchronous SCM is an IT package developed by us, Akasha G.K and can be used both for Value Assessment and implementation.
・ Value Assessment quantitatively measures reduction of inventory and improvement of service rate based on the actual data of past one year
・ Solving expected conflicts in the implementation by applying TOC Thinking Process before arising any
・ Shorten project lead time by applying CCPM (cooperation with experts in CCPM might be necessary)
Speciality:SAP, Information Technology
Detailed Resume:Consulting Projects Experienced
・ Advising supply chain improvement projects for a large information technology (IT) companies’ clients from the manufacturing industry (Presales consulting)
・ Advising Value Assessment of Servigistics to improve global supply chain for a medium sized manufacturer in the industry.
・ Participating in the feasibility study to improve European and partially African supply chain for a manufacturer ranked number one in Japan and number two globally in the industry.
・ Co-developing a Maximo demonstration for the biggest equipment manufacturer for thermal power plants in heavy industry (industrial machinery)
・ Advising company transformation strategy development for the biggest service organization in the industry using TOC Thinking Process.
・ Co-developing the sales strategy development using TOC Thinking Process targeting at the largest client of the IT subsidiary company of the biggest communication company.
・ Human development consulting using TOC Thinking Process for the IT subsidiary of a large automobile component manufacturer.
・ Business strategy development using TOC Thinking Process for a software company which is a subsidiary or a large electronics manufacturer.
・ Advising the strategy for development of industry templates using TOC Thinking Process for a software company which is a subsidiary of a large metal manufacturer.
・ Leading the development of SAP Business Data Standard (R/3 ground design) intended for establishment of global management for an automobile component manufacturer listed 1st Division of Tokyo Stock Exchange (TOC Thinking Process was partially used)
・ Advising the strategy development for the business transformation of a marketing/sales company of computers, communication equipment, and software using TOC Thinking Process
・ Participating in the SAP R/3 Cotrolling concept development and the implementation for a large automobile component manufacturer.
・ Participating in the SAP R/3 Production Planning and Costing implementation for a large farmaceutical manufacturer.
・ Leading information system development planning including business process re-engineering in a major factory for a special steel manufacturer
・ Leading SAP R/3 presales consulting and helping the information system development planning for a medium sized trading company partially applying TOC Thinking Process.
・ Leading business process re-engineering (BPR) using SAP R/3 in a division manufacturing plants, macheinery, and cast iron products in a large hevey industry (industrial machienery) manufacturer.
・ Participating in SAP R/3 Production Planning (PP) and Product Costing implementation for a chemical products manufacturer.
・ Leading and doing SAP R/3 presales consulting and implementation for semiconductor manufactures including the ground design of R/3.
・ Leading consulting using Throughput Accounting to improve profitability in a manufacturing devision of a electrical equipment manufacturer.
・ Doing SAP R/3 Plant Maintenance (PM) presales consulting and prototyping for steel manufacturers.
・ Doing SAP R/3 presales consulting for the wide range of manufacturers (industries are from automibile, electric and electronics, machine tools, tire, ship bulders, food, chemical, constraction including engineering and house builders.
・ Introducing SAP R/3 Production Planning (PP) into Japan, carrying out MRP performance measurement test with German developers, conducting first Production Planning training course in Japan, and compiling the requirements from Japanese manufacturers and imputing them into German developers.
・ Introducing SAP R/3 Plant Maintenance (PM) into Japan, conducting first Plant Maintenance (PM) training course in Japan, and carrying out prototyping for clients.
・ Introducing IS-MILL for steel manufacturers into Japan, compiling the requirements from steel manufacturers in Japan, inputting them into German developers.
・ Compiling the requirements from construction industry, creating prototyping, opening seminars in Japan and Korea.
・ Participated in consulting of distribution improvement for a fast food chain.
・ JDEdwads (currently Oracle) presales and implementation for manufacturing companies.
Other Info:Academic Societies Attended ・ A member of TOCICO
・ A member of Japan Institute of Logistics Systems
・ A member of Japan Sosiety of Management Information
・ A member of Business Model Association (Japan)
・ Japan Cost Accounting Association Entitlement
・TOCICO Practitioner in Thinking Process and Operations
TOCICO was established under the leadership of Dr. Eli Goldratt November, 2001. It is the body of knowledge and recognizes TOC practitioners, etc.
Book Written (in Japanese)
Kaisha-ga-Kawarenai Honto-no-Riyu (The True Reason Why the Company can not Chnge, in Japanese), co-authored: Haruyuki Uchiyama and Yoko Nakai, Publisher: Toyo Kaizai Inc., 2003 (ISBN 4-492-53154-8)
Books Translated into Japanese
Gorudoratto-hakase-no-RonriSikou-Purosesu (Logical Thiking of Dr. Goldratt), co-translated by Haruyuki Uchiyama and Yoko Nakai, publisher: Doyukan, 2005, ISBN4-496-04098-0, Original book: Breaking the Constraints to World-Class Performance, author: William H. Dettmer, Publisher: ASQ Quality Press, 1999
Keesu-de-Manabu TOC Sikou-Purosesu (Lerning TOC Thinking Process in Case Studies), publisher: Diamond, Inc., 2004, original book: Management Dilemmas, author: Eli Sshragenheim, publisher: SRC Press LLC, 1999
Education and Seminars Conducted
・ Taught TOC Thinking Process 2 day course for a large company group in information technology industry (November through December, 2008)
・ Taught TOC Thinking Process 2-day training course for research and development organization of a manufacturer which ranks number one in Japan and number two in the industry of the world. (March, 2008)
・ Taught TOC Thinking Process in Problem Solving Workshop organized by Microsoft Users Furam (MPUF) in November, 2007.
・ Spoke about Toyota Production System and TOC Distribution and Supply Chain at SCM (supply chain) reserch group of Supply Chain Council (SCC) Japan Branch. (29 April, 2006)
・ Spoke about Project management and TOC Thinking Process at Microsoft Project Users Forum (MPUF) in July, 2005 and in July, 2006.
・ Taught TOC Thinking Process 2-day training course at Microsoft Project Userrs Furum (MPUF) in August, 2005 and in September 2006.
・ Taught TOC and Thinking Process for university students in the seminors lead by Assistant Professor Tsuneyo Okumura of Senshu University in September, 2004, in September, 2005, from March to December, 2006, and from March to December, 2007.
・ Taught TOC Thinking Process 6-day course organized by More Throughput, Inc. from January to February, 2006.
・ Spoke about TOC Thinking Process: Complimenting SCOR (Supply Chain Operation Reference model) organized jointly by two reserch groups of Supply Chain Council (SCC) on 20 January, 2006.
・ Spoke about Toyota Production System and TOC distribution and supply chain at Tokyo International Forum jointly organized by Neutral, Co., Ltd. And More Throuhput, Inc. on 29 November, 2005.
・ Taught TOC Thinking Process for new graduates of a subsidiary of NEC in May, 2004, in May, 2005, in May, 2006, and in April, 2007.
・ Taught TOC Thinking Process 2-day course for management of the same company in October and in November, 2006, and in April, 2007.
・ Spoke about The Transformation by TOC Operations and Distribution and Supply Chain organized by UFJ Research Institute on 1 September, 2004.
・ Spoke about Kaisha-ga-kawarenai Honto-no-riyu (True reason why the company can not change) as the coommemorative seminar of the publication of Haruyuki Uchiyama’s book of the same title organized by Artificial Inteligence Research Foundation in Nagoya, on 27 August, 2003.
・ Taught TOC Thinking Process 2-day course in NEC University (currently NEC Learning) twice in 2003. (currently the successor Yoko Nakai has been and is teaching)
Education:Chiba Institute of Technology, Electronics Department 1970
Degrees:B.Sc Electronics
Project Wanted:Market Entry Support for foreign capital startup company
Project Length:from 1 month to 12 months
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