Mitsuhiro FUKUZAWA


日本語の経歴はこちら


Other sites: Researchgate Researchmap (in Japanese)


Work Experience

  • Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Seikei University, 2021- Present

  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Seikei University, 2020- 2021

  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Seikei University, 2014-2020

  • Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Seikei University, 2011-2014

  • Project Assistant professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo, 2009-2011


Education

  • Completed the doctoral program without a doctoral degree, 2009

Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo, Japan (2006-2009)

  • Master of Economics, 2006

Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo, Japan (2004-2006)

  • Bachelor of Commerce, 2004

Faculty of Commerce, Otaru University of Commerce (2000-2004)

Research Interest

Business Strategy, Technology and Operations Management, Organizational Capability, Lean Production and Management

Research Funds

  1. 2018-2020 Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Empirical study of organizational capability building process and competitiveness of Japanese manufacturing firms, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Principal Investigator, JPY 3,900,000.

  2. 2014-2018 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Organizational capability as a critical source of competitive advantage: Comparing Japanese, Chinese, and Korean development organizations, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Co-Investigator, JPY 17,680,000.

  3. 2013-2016 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Quantitative study and theory development of organizational adaptation process toward environmental change in the view of micro-macro link, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Co-Investigator, JPY 4,940,000.

  4. 2010-2013 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Comparative analysis of product architecture and human resource management in East Asian firms, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Co-Investigator, JPY 18,200,000.

  5. 2010-2011 Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Empirical research about a co-evolution process of product architecture and organizational capability, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Principal Investigator, JPY 3,250,000.

Teaching

  • Undergraduate School: Corporate Strategy, Competitive Strategy, Technology and Operations Management, Production Management, Freshers’ Seminar, Advanced Seminar

  • Graduate School: Seminar in Management, Strategic Management

Refereed Publications in English

  1. Shi, J., Park, Y., Sugie, R., & Fukuzawa, M. (2022) Long-Term Partnerships in Japanese Firms’ Logistics Outsourcing: From a Sustainable Perspective. Sustainability, 14 (10), 6376. LINK

  2. Fukuzawa, M., Sugie, R., Park, Y., & Shi, J. (2022) An Exploratory Case Study on the Metrics and Performance of IoT Investment in Japanese Manufacturing Firms. Sustainability, 14 (5), 2708. LINK

  3. Fukuzawa, M. (2021). Transition of the concept of total optimization in Japanese companies. Annals of Business Administrative Science, 20(6), 269-282. LINK

  4. Fukuzawa, M. (2020) Reconsideration of value stream mapping and cross-functional integration in the digitalization of operations. Annals of Business Administrative Science. 19 (6), 263-276. LINK

  5. Fukuzawa, M. (2020) Function of value stream mapping in operations management. Annals of Business Administrative Science. 19 (5), 207-225. LINK

  6. Fukuzawa, M. (2019) Factory strategy. Annals of Business Administrative Science. 18 (5), 149-170. LINK

  7. Fukuzawa, M. (2019) Critique on the lean production system research. Annals of Business Administrative Science. 18 (3), 85-101. LINK

  8. Fukuzawa, M., & Inamizu, N. (2017) Multi-functional factories: Survey study on Japanese electric and electronics companies. Annals of Business Administrative Science. 16 (5), 229-241. LINK

  9. Inamizu, N., & Fukuzawa, M. (2017) New product introductions and activation of shop floor organizational communication. Annals of Business Administrative Science. 16 (4), 149-163. LINK

  10. Fukuzawa, M. (2015) Competitiveness of Japanese electric and electronics factories. Annals of Business Administrative Science. 14 (4), 217-230. LINK

  11. Fukuzawa, M. (2015) Dynamic capability as fashion, Annals of Business Administrative Science. 14 (2), 83-96. LINK

  12. Inamizu, N., Fukuzawa, M., Fujimoto, T., Shintaku, J., & Suzuki, N. (2014) Group leaders and teamwork in the over-lean production system. Journal of Organizational Change Management. 27 (2), 188-205. LINK

  13. Fukuzawa, M. (2008) A generation-selection process of product architecture, Annals of Business Administrative Science. 7, 1-18. LINK

Refereed Conference Presentations in English (selected)

  1. Fukuzawa, M., Sugie, R., Park, Y., W., & Shi, J. (2020) Metrics and Performance of the IoT System Investment in the Manufacturing Firms: A Case Study of the Japanese Factories. The 8th Global Supply Chain Management Conference, December 12, Online, Hosted by The University of Toledo, Ohio, USA.

  2. Shi, J., Park, Y., W., Sugie, R., & Fukuzawa, M. (2020) An Exploratory Study on Japanese Firms’ Strategic Logistics Outsourcing: A Case Study of Five Leading Manufacturing Firms. The 8th Global Supply Chain Management Conference, December 12, Online, Hosted by The University of Toledo, Ohio, USA.

  3. Fukuzawa, M., Sugie, R., Park, Y., W., Shi, J., & Park, Y., J. (2019) Utilization of Internet of Things (IoT) and Information Integration: A Case Study of Japanese Firms. The 15th International Symposium on Global Manufacturing and China, September 7-8, Hangzhou, China.

  4. Park, Y., W., Fukuzawa, M., & Huang, W. (2019) Diffusion of manufacturing knowledge in the digital era: investigation of regional manufacturing schools in Japan. The 15th International Symposium on Global Manufacturing and China, September 7-8, Hangzhou, China.

  5. Fukuzawa, M., Inamizu, N., Shintaku, J., Suzuki, N., Yokozawa, K. (2016) Genba-capability and reshoring in Japanese electric and electronics industry. 5th World Conference on Production and Operations Management, September 6-10, Havana, Cuba.

  6. Inamizu, N., Shintaku, J., Fukuzawa, M., Suzuki, N., & Yokozawa, K. (2015) Competitiveness, capability and climate of Japanese factories: An integrative survey in electric and electronics industry. 22nd International Annual EurOMA Conference, June 28-July 1, Neuchatel, Switzerland.

  7. Inamizu, N, Murata, K, Fukuzawa, M, Iwao, S, Suzuki, N, Shintaku, J, & Fujimoto, T. (2014) The group building process in lean production system: Content analysis of Leaders' communication notes. 21st International Annual EurOMA Conference, June 20-25, Palermo, Italy.

Book Chapters in English

  1. Fukuzawa, M., Inamizu, N., Shintaku, J., Yokozawa, K, & Suzuki, N. (2018) The nature of surviving Japanese factories in the global competition: An empirical analysis of electrical and electronics factories. In Fujimoto, T., & Ikuine, F. (Eds.), Industrial Competitiveness and Design Evolution (pp. 223-247). Japan, Tokyo: Springer Japan. LINK

  2. Inamizu N., & Fukuzawa M. (2018) The effectiveness of group leaders in the lean production system: Time study and agent-based model of leaders’ behavior. In Fujimoto, T., & Ikuine, F. (Eds.), Industrial Competitiveness and Design Evolution (pp. 249-270). Japan, Tokyo: Springer Japan. LINK