Dr.Fujimoto Takahiro Biography

Biography

Takahiro FUJIMOTO is Professor of Waseda University, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo and since 1997 Senior Research Associate at Harvard Business School, where he received his D.B.A. in 1989. His research focus lies on Economics and Business Administration, in particular on technology and operations management. More specifically, he is focusing on three areas: production management, product development, and suppliers management. He has published numerous books and monographs in Japanese as well as English including titles such as Competing to Be Really, REALLY Good; Business Architecture: Strategic Design of Products, Organizations, and Processes; Successful Product Development, and The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota. He is the recipient of, among others, the Japan Academy Prize (2002) and The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing (2000 and 2001).
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