Comparative study of product development system: process industry and assembly industry

• Project/Area Number: 16K03851
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Kuwashima Kenichi 東京大学, 大学院経済学研究科(経済学部), 准教授 (50313086)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 製品開発 / プロセス産業 / 組立産業 / 製品開発システム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Process industries are generally considered one of the two pillars of the manufacturing sector, with the other being assembly industries. Despite their economic importance, scholarly work on product development and innovation in process industries is far less abundant than in assembly industries. In particular, few studies focused on the characteristics of the process industry. In this research, I investigate the commonalities and differences between assembly industry and process industry in product development system and developed some frameworks to comprehensively explain them.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的な意義は、社会的重要性の高さにもかかわらず既存研究が少なかったプロセス産業を分析対象として、その特徴を体系的に説明する枠組みを構築した点にある。さらに本研究では、プロセス産業の製品開発に固有な特徴に対応するための有効なマネジメントについても明らかにしており、実務的なインプリケーションや社会的な意義があると考える。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] In search of ambidexterity (2020)
  • Author(s): Kuwashima Kenichi、Inamizu Nobuyuki、Takahashi Nobuo
  • Journal Title: Annals of Business Administrative Science Volume: 19 Issue: 4 Pages: 127-142
  • DOI: 10.7880/abas.0200621a
  • NAID: 130007887862
  • ISSN: 1347-4456, 1347-4464
  • Year and Date: 2020-08-15
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] A role model of large-scale university–industry collaboration in Japan (2020)
  • Author(s): Kuwashima, K.
  • Journal Title: Annals of Business Administrative Science Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Pages: 81-96
  • DOI: 10.7880/abas.0200422a
  • NAID: 130007855110
  • ISSN: 1347-4456, 1347-4464
  • Year and Date: 2020-06-15
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Classification for measuring the impact of open innovation on practice (2019)
  • Author(s): Kuwashima, Kenichi
  • Journal Title: Annals of Business Administrative Science Volume: 18 Issue: 2 Pages: 51-63
  • DOI: 10.7880/abas.0190314a
  • NAID: 130007632872
  • ISSN: 1347-4456, 1347-4464
  • Year and Date: 2019-04-15
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Triple Helix of University-Industry-Government Relations in Japan: Transitions of Collaborations and Interactions (2019)
  • Author(s): Yoda, Noriko & Kuwashima, Kenichi
  • Journal Title: Journal of the Knowledge Economy Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 3 Pages: 1120-1144
  • DOI: 10.1007/s13132-019-00595-3
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Open innovation and the emergence of a new type of university–industry collaboration in Japan (2018)
  • Author(s): Kuwashima, Kenichi
  • Journal Title: Annals of Business Administrative Science Volume: 17 Issue: 3 Pages: 95-108
  • DOI: 10.7880/abas.0180314a
  • NAID: 130007397283
  • ISSN: 1347-4456, 1347-4464
  • Year and Date: 2018-06-15
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] How Can a Company Continue an Unprofitable Business? (2017)
  • Author(s): Kuwashima. Kenichi
  • Journal Title: Annals of Business Administrative Science Volume: 16 Issue: 3 Pages: 125-135
  • DOI: 10.7880/abas.0170227a
  • NAID: 130006907752
  • ISSN: 1347-4456, 1347-4464
  • Year and Date: 2017-06-15
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] 書評 平野創著「日本の石油化学産業 : 勃興・構造不況から再成長へ」 (2017)
  • Author(s): 桑嶋健一
  • Journal Title: 企業家研究 Volume: 14 Pages: 103-105
  • NAID: 40021271434
• [Journal Article] Drug Discovery Process (2016)
  • Author(s): Kuwashima, Kenichi
  • Journal Title: Annals of Business Administrative Science Volume: 15 Issue: 3 Pages: 129-138
  • DOI: 10.7880/abas.0160224a
  • NAID: 130005158110
  • ISSN: 1347-4456, 1347-4464
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] A role model of large-scale university-industry collaboration in Japan (2020)
  • Author(s): Kuwashima, Kenichi
  • Organizer: ABAS Conference
• [Presentation] University-industry collaboration and open innovation in Japan (2018)
  • Author(s): Kuwashima, Kenichi
  • Organizer: ABAS Conference
• [Presentation] Impact of open innovation in Japanese process industry (2018)
  • Author(s): Kuwashima, Kenichi
  • Organizer: ABAS Conference
• [Presentation] Transition of open innovation model: A literature review (2018)
  • Author(s): Kuwashima, Kenichi
  • Organizer: ABAS Conference
• [Presentation] Customized components and B2B transaction (2016)
  • Author(s): Song, Won Wook & Kuwashima, Kenichi
  • Organizer: ABAS Conference 2016 Spring
  • Place of Presentation: University of Tokyo (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo）