In this topic, I will articulate typical challenges Japanese students face in international MBA programs. Currency and scale matters Each country has its own currency, but the U.S. dollar has always been the key currency.It is said that Ja…

Before fast fashion era Zara, H&M, and Uniqlo changed the paradigm in the fashion industry. Before these fast fashion companies, traditional manufacturers such as GAP order massive production and sell them with discounts. So mass productio…

Process flow diagram and capacity analytics You can find the basics about these concepts on my previous blog article() According to what I learned, I try to form the optimization problem in ML workflow in a simple diagram because capacity …

Lincoln Electric www.youtube.com Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational and global manufacturer of welding products, arc welding equipment, welding consumables, plasma , and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and robotic wel…

Introduction to operation management This course provides concepts, techniques, and tools to design, analyze and improve core strategic and operational capabilities. It covers broad industries and applications. Provides concepts, technique…

Three lenses to see organizations Three lenses There are three different lenses. Strategic design, political, and culture. Blue lens-Strategic design For blue lens, leaders should act like engineers. To develop a great environment, leaders…

Firefighter syndrome You can find the article about Firefighting in Product Development https://web.mit.edu/nelsonr/www/TippingV2_0-sub_doc.pdf This syndrome has several critical disadvantages. It destroys your "normal" processes and decis…

Reflection of 1st half in summer. 15.060 Data, Models, and DecisionsThis is a unique course at MIT Sloan. We tackled some business data problems by team or an individual. What I really like about this course is that it is always business-c…

What is "facilitation"? Balance to the goal Facilitation is a technique to get the right balance of results, relationships, and processes. So everyone should consider the following responsibilities. Define the purpose of meetings Design a …

Game Theory - Dynamic game- Game theories http://sisdin.unipv.it/lab/personale/pers_hp/ferrari/EECI_DEDICO/6b-DMPC_DeDiCo.pdf In E-con class, we learned Dynamic game theory, which allows players sequential decisions. In this lecture, I fou…

Conflict One day we were talking about the definition of a niche market. I stated that one requirement was to not grow, to stay small. My opinion was not valued and was rejected unfortunately. I had a firm confidence in myself. The problem…

One month passed after joining MIT Sloan Fellows in the class of 2023. We have enjoyed a lot of joyful moments and conflicts in private and study groups. I recommend an MBA because you can find the best benchmark for your strengths and wea…

Background She is from a bank in Taiwan. I remember the first time we talked in the orientation period. She said what matters most to her. Integrity. She is demonstrating her statement. Credibility She does not talk a lot and interrupts ot…

The definitions of power and privilege Power Ability to influence and impact our environment Ability to impact/influence across many different situations. Privilege A right/immunity granted as a particular benefit/advantage/favor Power may…