Katsuhiko Takahashi

Last Updated :2021/05/11

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Professor
E-mail
takahasihiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
My research topic includes analyzing and designing production management systems, especially, robust production systems for fluctuations, adaptive control systems for changes, queueing theory and simulation methods for analyzing production systems. Also, it includeds technology transfer.

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor of Engineering, Waseda University
  • Master of Engineering, Waseda University

Educational Activity

  • 【Bachelor Degree Program】School of Engineering : Cluster 2(Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering)
  • 【Master's Program】Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Electrical, Systems, and Control Engineering Program
  • 【Doctoral Program】Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Electrical, Systems, and Control Engineering Program

Research Fields

  • Complex systems;Social / Safety system science;Social systems engineering / Safety system

Research Keywords

  • Queueing Network
  • Production Management
  • Supply chain management
  • Ordering System
  • Production Systems
  • FMS
  • Manufacturing Flexibility
  • Technology Transfer
  • JIT Production
  • Simulation

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2021, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Simulation Engineering
  2. 2021, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Social System Engineering
  3. 2021, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Exercises on Electorical, Systems, and Control Engineering A
  4. 2021, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Exercises on Electorical, Systems, and Control Engineering A
  5. 2021, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Special Exercises on Electorical, Systems, and Control Engineering B
  6. 2021, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Special Exercises on Electorical, Systems, and Control Engineering B
  7. 2021, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Special Study on Electorical, Systems, and Control Engineering
  8. 2021, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Academic Year, Special Study on Electorical, Systems, and Control Engineering

Award of Education

  1. Excellent Education Award, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Some Ways to Increase Flexibility in Manufacturing Systems, International Jonrual of Production Research, 23(4), 691-703, 19850401
  2. Feedback method of production ordering system in multi-stage production and inventory systems, International Journal of Production Research, 25(6), 925-941, 19870401
  3. Integrated production, inventory and distribution systems, International Journal of Production Research, 26(3), 473-482, 19880601
  4. Low-inventory ordering systems for the international co-operative knockdown production systems, International Journal of Production Research, 27(5), 831-846, 19890101
  5. The effects of transportation lead-time and safety stock in international co-operative knockdown production systems, Production Planning and Control, 1(4), 209-221, 19900801
  6. Trade-off analysis of buffer stock versus emergency delivery in the knockdown production systems, Engineering Costs and Production Economics, 20(2), 129-138, 19901001
  7. Estimating inventory variance with the batch means method, International Journal of Production Economics, 25(1-3), 23-33, 19911201
  8. Designing a Pull-type Parts Procurement System for International Co-operative Knochdown Production Systems, Internatinal Journal of Production Research, 30(2), 337-351, 19920401
  9. Pull-Push integration in production ordering systems, International Journal of Production Economics, 33(1-3), 155-161, 19940101
  10. Designing of a components-oriented ordering system, International Journal of Production Economics, 33(1-3), 143-153, 19940601
  11. Flexibility of production ordering systems, International Journal of Production Research, 32(7), 1739-1752, 19940701
  12. Determining the number of kanbans for unbalanced serial production systems, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 27(1-4), 213-216, 19940901
  13. Estimating a Percentile from Autocorrelated Simulation Outputs, Simulation Practice and Theory, 3(2), 45-62, 19950901
  14. Order Release in JIT Production Systems : A Simulation Study, Simulation, 66(2), 75-87, 19960201
  15. Comparing integration strategies in production ordering systems, International Journal of Production Economics, 44(1-2), 83-89, 19960601
  16. Concurrent Ordering in JIT Production Systems, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 17(3), 267-290, 19970301
  17. The effect of autocorrelated demand in JIT production systems, International Journal of Production Research, 36(5), 1159-1176, 19980401
  18. Ordering Alternatives in JIT Production Systems, Production Planning and Control, 9(8), 784-794, 19980401
  19. Simulated annealing approach for minimizing the makespan of the general job-shop, International Journal of Production Economics, 60-61, 515-522, 19990401
  20. ★, Reacting JIT ordering systems to the unstable changes in demand, International Journal of Production Research, 37(10), 2293-2313, 19990501
  21. Reactive Logistics in a JIT Environment, Production Planning and Control, 11(1), 20-31, 20000401
  22. Agile Control in JIT Ordering Systems, International Journal of Agile Manufacturing Systems, 2(3), 242-252, 20001201
  23. Production planning and inventory control in a company manufacturing PC parts: a case study, Production Planning and Control, 12(3), 296-308, 20010401
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  24. Decentralized reactive Kanban system, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH, 139(2), 262-276, 20020601
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  25. Comparing reactive Kanban and reactive CONWIP, Production Planning & Control, 13(8), 702-714, 20021201
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  26. Robustness optimisation of the minimum makespan schedules in a job shop, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 5(1-2), 1-9, 20030101
  27. Enterprise waste evaluation using the analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy set theory, Production Planning & Control, 14(1), 90-103, 20030101
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  28. Integrated Bidding and Manufacturing Planning Decisions with Contingent Orders in a Make-to-Order Environment, 54(5), 291-301, 20031201
  29. ★, Comparing reactive Kanban systems, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, 41(18), 4317-4337, 20031201
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  30. ★, Push, pull, or hybrid control in supply chain management, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING, 17(2), 126-140, 20040301
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  31. Comparing CONWIP, synchronized CONWIP, and Kanban in complex supply chains, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 93-4, 25-40, 20050108
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  32. Influence of time to walk back and comparing for the self-balancing production line, Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, 4(1), 36-46, 20050601
  33. Decomposition-based makespan minimization in job shops, Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, 5(1), 32-38, 20060601
  34. Analysis and design of self-balancing production line, COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, 50(4), 488-502, 200608
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  35. ★, Comparing kanban control with the theory of constraints using Markov chains, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, 45(16), 3599-3617, 2007
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  36. ★, Inventory control for a MARKOVIAN remanufacturing system with stochastic decomposition process, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 108(1-2), 416-425, 200707
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  37. Flexibility dimensions to control the bullwhip effect in a supply chain, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, 47(22), 6357-6374, 2009
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  38. Inventory control in a two-echelon dual-channel supply chain with setup of production and delivery, International Journal of Production Economics, 133(1), 403-415, 201109
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  39. PCB assembly scheduling with alternative nozzle types for one component type, FLEXIBLE SERVICES AND MANUFACTURING JOURNAL, 23(3), 316-345, 201109
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  40. An integrated allocation method for the PCB assembly line balancing problem with nozzle changes, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, 62(1-4), 351-369, 201209
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  41. Sustainable Production Planning Using the Ranked Positional Weight Technique and Bayesian Estimation, International Journal of Japan Association for Management Systems, 5(1), 25-30, 20131101
  42. An adaptive pull strategy for remanufacturing systems, JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING, 25(4), 629-645, 2014
  43. An interactive multi-objective incubatee selection model incorporating incubator manager orientation, OPERATIONAL RESEARCH, 14(3), 409-438, 2014
  44. Make-to-stock policies for a multistage serial system under a make-to-order production environment, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 147, 30-37, 201401
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  45. ★, An adaptive pull strategy for remanufacturing systems, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 25(4), 629-645, 20140801
  46. An interactive multi-objective incubatee selection model incorporating incubator manager orientation, OPERATIONAL RESEARCH, 14(3), 409-438, 20141001
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  47. Policy for rearranging workers for a self-balancing production line with worker learning, Industrial Engineering & Management,, 3(5), 1-8, 20141201
  48. Euclidean distance and corporate performance in the DEC spatial model, International Journal of Economics and Statistics, 3(1), 102-109, 20150401
  49. Inter-firm transactional relationships in Yokokai: An empirical investigation using the IDE spatial model, International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 9(1), 463-472, 20150401
  50. Simultaneous quotations with capacity planning under contingent orders, International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, 21(2), 99-125, 20150601
  51. Developing a plant system prediction model for technology transfer, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 166, 119-128, 20150801
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  52. THE IMPACT OF RELATIONSHIP STRATEGIES ON SURVIVABILITY OF FIRMS INSIDE SUPPLY NETWORKS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING-THEORY APPLICATIONS AND PRACTICE, 22(1), 23-34, 20151010
  53. The coevolution of interconnected relationship strategies in supply networks, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, 53(22), 6919-6936, 20151117
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  54. A comprehensive analysis to achieve sustainable production planning in uncertain environments, International Journal of Japan Association for Management Systems, 7(1), 25-30, 20151201
  55. Multi-Project Scheduling Cost Optimization in a Machine Manufacturer Engineer-to-Order, MAKARA JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY, 20(1), 13-18, 201604
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  56. A dynamic switching policy with combined make-to-stock/make-to-order thresholds for hybrid production systems, GSTF Journal of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research (JMSOR), 3(2), 47-52, 20160701
  57. The impact of capacity planning on product lifecycle for performance on sustainability dimensions in Reverse Logistics Social Responsibility, JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 133, 28-42, 20161001
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  58. A profit-sharing scheme to provide financial support for incubatees considering the technology transfer process, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 11(4), 461-483, 20161001
  59. Efficient flexible long-term capacity planning for optimal sustainability dimensions performance of reverse logistics social responsibility: A system dynamics approach, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 184, 179-192, 20170201
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  60. Fragility in Network Systems: An Empirical Investigation, JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS NETWORKING AND ARTIFICIAL LIFE, 4(1), 81-86, 20170601
  61. Reprint of "Efficient flexible long-term capacity planning for optimal sustainability dimensions performance of reverse logistics social responsibility: A system dynamics approach", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 190, 45-59, 20170801
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  62. Scheduling appointments for walk-ins, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 190, 60-66, 20170801
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  63. Performance evaluation of candidate appointment schedules using clearing functions, JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING, 29(3), 509-518, 20180301
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  64. Consultation sequencing of a hospital with multiple service points using genetic programming, ENGINEERING OPTIMIZATION, 50(7), 1099-1113, 20180501
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  65. A model for selecting appropriate technology for incubator-university collaboration by considering the technology transfer mechanism, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, 56(6), 2309-2321, 20180501
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  66. Analysis of Y-Shaped Self-Balancing Line with Walk-Back and Travel Time, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, 17(2), 327-333, 20180601
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  67. Integration of Bucket Brigades and Worker Collaboration on a Production Line with Discrete Workstations, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, 17(3), 514-530, 20180901
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  68. Cellular Bucket Brigades with Worker Collaboration on U-Lines with Discrete Workstations, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, 17(3), 531-549, 20180901
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  69. A MCVRP-based model for PCB assembly optimisation on the beam-type placement machine, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, 57(18), 5874-5891, 20190917
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  70. A study on the impact of uncertain factors on information distortion in supply chains, PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL, 16(1), 2-11, 20050101
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  71. Momentum and Its Implications in Corporate Management, JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS NETWORKING AND ARTIFICIAL LIFE, 2(4), 272-275, 201603
  72. Integrated model for supplier selection and negotiation in a make-to-order environment, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, 42(21), 4457-4474, 20041101
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  73. ★, Reactive JIT ordering system for changes in the mean and variance of demand, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 92(2), 181-196, 20041128
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  74. An Empirical Research on Inter-firm Capital Relationship in Yokokai Using IDE Spatial Model, JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS NETWORKING AND ARTIFICIAL LIFE, 2(2), 125-130, 201509

Publications such as books

  1. 2004, Supply Chain Management and Reverse Logistics , Springer, 2004, Scholarly Book, Cocompilation, 426
  2. 2006/08, Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Transformable Factories , Springer, 2006, 08, Scholarly Book, Cocompilation, 9783540293910, 759

Awards

  1. 2009/12/15, APIEMS 2009(The 10th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering & Management Systems Conference) Best Paper Award, Award Committee, Managing sales return in dual sales channel: An analysis of its product substitution
  2. 2010/09/17, The Tenth International Conference on Industrial Management (ICIM2010) Excellent Paper Award, Chairpersons, 10th ICIM, The Application of Periodic Review (R, T) Inventory Policy in Partner Selection under Stochastic Demand and Leadtime
  3. 2012/08/30, The 11th International Conference on Industrial Management (ICIM 2012) EXCELLENT PAPER AWARD, Chairpersons of 11th ICIM
  4. 2006/09, "Excellent Papers Award, 8th International Conference on Industrial Management", ICIM 2007, Strict due date based order acceptance and rejection decision
  5. 2014/09/04, The 12th International Conference on Industrial Management (ICIM 2014) Excellent Paper Award , Chairpersons of 12th ICIM
  6. 2014/09/06, Achievement Award of Japan Society for Production Management, Japan Society for Production Management

Patented

  1. Patent, JP4193996, 2008/10/03
  2. Patent, JP5062624, 2012/08/17
  3. Patent, JP4965139, 2012/04/06

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

  1. Board Member, 2011/12, 9999/99, Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Society
  2. Board Member, 2011/10, 9999/99, International Federation of Production Research: Asia-Pacific Region
  3. Board Member, 2013/08, 9999/99, International Federation of Production Research
  4. Area Editor, 2008/05, 9999, Japan Industrial Management Association

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. The 12th International Conference on Industrial Management, Conference Chairman, 2014/09, 2014/09
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  2. Autumun Research Meeting of Japan Industrial Management Association, Chairman of Organizing Commiittee, 2013/10, 2014/11
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