Tsuyoshi Higashinakagawa

We are challenging ourselves to create a system that formalizes the tacit knowledge generated in the manufacturing process and shares it with all workers. Furthermore, this system is designed to visualize each worker's skill level to motivate for growth and support their self-development. The DOJO system(*1) is one such example. After working for 12 and a half years as a production engineer at car company, I have worked for 6 years as a consultant at SIer company(*2) to expand data utilization in the manufacturing industry, and participated in EBARA's data strategy team in January of this year. My background is based on production engineering, so I believe my experience will be directly applicable to formalizing production knowledge, creating educational content, and building a structured training system.

*1 "DOJO" is a name with in our company.
*2    System Integrator. A company contracted for the construction and operation of IT systems.

In my role before last, I gained a deep understanding of the attractive points and challenges of manufacturing. Although my previous job taught me problem-solving approaches for those issues, I felt frustrated that I couldn't be directly involved in the manufacturing process. The attractive point of my current job is the opportunity to directly solve manufacturing challenges by leveraging my past experience. I have so many things I want to do that I enjoy every day, rather than finding it tough. The primary goal is to eliminate waste in manufacturing. While I have deep respect for the manufacturing process, I also believe there is a significant amount of inefficiency. Through our current initiatives, we aim to solve these issues and move closer to achieving smart manufacturing.

The most wonderful view of work I've ever heard is the idea of "simply providing what people are looking for, much like the fish market in Edo. I hope young people will simply pursue what they truly want to do and continue to work hard at it. "There is a word ""three years on the stone as well,"" but I'm sure many feel that it is outdated in the current era. However, based on my experience, it has always taken about three years to achieve any substantial results. Therefore, I encourage you not to give up easily on anything and to keep persevering.