Course title
工業標準化戦略論   [Strategy and Management of Standardization]
Course category	The Professional Degree Program of Industrial Technology and Innovation	Requirement		Credit	2
Department		Year	～	Semester	Spring
Course type	Spring	Course code	1060815
Instructor(s)
高木 真人   [TAKAGI Masahito]
Facility affiliation	Graduate School of Engineering	Office		Email address

Course description

The management of Industrial Standardization is one of the important issues of MOT, Management of Technologies. This course covers improving the recognition of the importance of the standardization and its strategies, in addition to its role in the innovation. Thus it will enable engineers to use the standards as business tools. And the course offers discussion opportunities for improvement of understanding.

Expected Learning

・Recognizing the background to the increasing importance of international standardization in recent years ・Recognizing the standardization harmonized with strategies of business, Innovation, R&D, and IPR ・Understanding the difference in the strategies of standardization for each industries

Course schedule

1. Guide for the “Management of Industrial Standardization.” The summary of the course 2. Importance of international standardization The globalization the economy and the background to the increasing importance of international standardization and its activities 3. The issues on the international standardization in industries and the economical rationality of standardization The methodology for strengthening the competitiveness of industries by the standardization The strategies in the European countries and USA 4. Global competitiveness and the future vision of standardization (1) Global competitiveness and the ideal role of the public and the private sectors in the future vision * Group discussion 5. The standardization for the innovation and the future vision of standardization (2) The standardization as a part of the innovation model and the ideal role of the public and the private sectors in the future vision * Group discussion and Presentation * Midterm Exam (shall be substituted by Midterm Report, Submission Deadline; 12th Jun) 6. Case Study(1) Screw 　 International Standardization of the Screw, its strategies and issues 7. Case Study(2) Construction Machinery International Standardization of the Construction Machinery, its strategies and issues 8. Case Study(3) Spring 　 International Standardization of the Spring, its strategies and issues 9. Case Study(4) Railway (Part 1)　 International Standardization of the Railway, its strategies and issues 10. Case Study(5) Railway (Part 2) International Standardization of the Railway, its strategies and issues 11. Case Study(6) Energy Management International Standardization of the Energy Management, its strategies and issues. 12. Case Study(7) EV and FCV (Part 1) International Standardization of the EV, its strategies and issues 13. Case Study(8) EV and FCV (Part 2) International Standardization of the FCV, its strategies and issues 14. Research and development, intellectual properties and standardization The standardization harmonized with strategies of both R&D, and IPR in addition to the Marketing strategies. * Final Exam (shall be substituted by Final Report, Submission Deadline; 7th August) 15. Overview of the course and summing up. Overview of the course and integrating standardization into business strategies

Prerequisites

N/A

Required Text(s) and Materials

Handout; Printed material to be distributed

References

Printed material to be distributed Cabinet Office, “International Standardization Comprehensive Strategy” M. Takagi, “International Standardization Strategy of Road Vehicles and Processes of International Standardizations”(JSAE) M. Takagi, “Strategy of International Standardization in Globalization ?Success Case for taking ISO/TC123 Secretariat”(JSME) M. Takagi, “Intelligent Transportation Systems and System Integration”(SICE)

Assessment/Grading

Midterm Exam(Report) 60%, Final Exam(Report) 40%, Attendance to Class '15 Evaluation Distribution; S: 18%、A: 82％

Message from instructor(s)

The lecture has had the experience of working in three sectors, a private company, Government (METI; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), and research in some universities, such as MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). I would like to share with the students the importance of standardization and its relations with business from the multiple viewpoints. Positive participations are welcome.

Course keywords

Standard, Conformity Assessment, Certification, Innovation, ISO, IEC, WTO, TBT

Office hours

Saturday Morning, Appointment shall be necessary by e-mail.

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3/14/2017 2:37:52 PM