2023 年 8 月

23 日

2023 年度 関西学院大学 海外客員教員(招聘Ａ)成果報告書

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国際教育・協力センター・教授
Hennings Matthias
トリニティ大学ナイドルフビジネススクール准教授
コラソ

Achievement Report
以下の内容を日本語か英語で記載して下さい。
Please describe the followingin Japanese or English.
1.授業担当及び研究
Teaching classes and research(1)授業科目名

アドリアン

1．授業担当及び研究
2023 年

招聘期間
成果報告

ホルヘ

2．共同研究３．特別枠（いずれかに○）

5 月

2023 年 8 月

22 日

28 日 ～

Course titles:
1. (JSC) Japanese Production System in Context
2. (JSC) Lean and Supply Chain Management in Japan
In accordance with my original application, I designed and delivered twocourses to be taught during the Summer period at KGU. The first course,titled "The Japanese Production System in Context," was offered to Summer

Course titles

School students, including participants from Trinity University's Summer(2)授業担当の成果

School and two KGU students. The second course, "Lean and Supply Chain

The achievement of theManagement in Japan," was exclusively for KGU students.

classes in which you are incharge(3)研究の内容
Research Details(4)研究の成果
Research achievement
2.共同研究
Joint research(1)共同研究の内容
Details of joint research(2)共同研究の成果

During the first class, I provided an overview of the key concepts andtechniques associated with the Lean system (specifically, the Toyota
Production System - TPS) and its relevance to Japanese culture and daily
life. Students actively participated by delivering presentations thatshowcased the cultural influences on various TPS techniques. With thesupport of KGU, we organized a trip to Nagoya, where students attended

Joint research achievement
3.特別枠Special quota(1)活動内容
Activity Details(2)成果 Achievementa lecture by Toyota employees on Toyota's Production System and theiroverall business strategy, particularly focusing on sustainability andelectricvehicle

manufacturing.

Afterthepresentation,

students

analyzed and discussed the pros and cons of Toyota's sustainability andEV strategies, comparing them to those of other car manufacturers.
Additionally, they examined the speaker's comments on the current
strengths of their TPS, backed by evidence in the form of photographs
and brochures collected from the Toyota Museum of Technology.

In the second class, I employed a combination of lectures and casestudies. Students conducted research on specific companies and developed
consulting projects that analyzed and provided recommendations forrelevant supply chain management issues. Some of the cases they tackled
included the supply chain disruptions at Nissan due to COVID in South
East Asia, particularly in India. Another student explored supply chain
management and corporate governance at Nissan before and after the mergerwith Renault. A third student presented solutions to ethical issues insupply chains, focusing on unethical suppliers employing child labor inmaterialproduction.

These

exampleshighlight

theskills

andcapabilities developed by KGU students during the course.

As part of my research, as mentioned in the application, I conductedinterviews with Japanese companies, ranging from small artisan shops tolarge heavy industries. The interviews focused on understanding thenature and values of their production systems and the extent to which
they incorporated the Toyota Production System or Lean System into theiroperations. Further interviews are planned to compile a comprehensive
database that will shed light on the modern evolution of production
systems across various industries in Japan. This qualitative research
project is a key aspect of my work, and I express my gratitude to KGU
for providing me with the opportunity to be in Japan and conduct faceto-face interviews with industry managers.

受入担当教員コメント

コラソ先生の訪問の目的は達成されたと思います。関西学院大学と他の学生(日本語で記載)は、日本の生産システムとサプライチェーン管理の問題を批判的に分析するための貴重な知識とツールを獲得しました。さらに、研究論文用に定性的なデータが収集されています。このような機会を与えてくださった関西学院大学に感謝いたします。

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