A Study of the Fusion Between Process Innovation and Japanese Management

首先，通过信息检索研究导致流程创新的最新管理活动和信息系统概念。因此，日本的工艺创新将从准时制活动、QC圈活动和集团活动扩展到制造业和分销商的工艺创新活动。其次，松下株式会社，NTN株式会社。并以日本西越公司为样本，对日本的工艺创新进行了研究。结果表明，由于信息部门在日本企业管理组织中的权力相对薄弱，日本企业通过信息系统建设进行流程创新并不容易。突破的途径之一是设立新的部门进行工艺创新，或将信息部改为具有实施工艺创新职能的部门。最后，用矩阵表示生产函数和销售函数之间的关系来表示理想的信息系统。如果环境能够被理解，并且通过指定矩阵的位置确定了目标系统，则过程创新的活动将被指示。同时，矩阵提供了构建决策支持系统的框架，为流程创新活动的决策提供支持。

Firstly, recent management activities and information systems concepts leaded to process innovation were studied through information retrieval. As the results, Process innovation in Japan will proceed by the expansion of Just In Time activity, QC circle and Group activity to the activity of the process innovation in both manufacturing industries and distributors.Secondly, Matsushita Corp., NTN,Corp.and Nishitetsu Corp.were selected as sample corporations to investigate the Japanese process innovation. As the results, It is not easy for Japanese industries to proceed the process innovation by the construction of information systems because the power of information department is relatively week in the management organization of Japanese corporation. One of ways for the breakthrough is to set a new division to proceed the process innovation or to change the information department to the division which have a function to implement the process innovation.Lastly, the matrix indicates the relationship between the production function and the sales function was proposed to show the ideal information systems. If the circumstances are able to understand and the target system is identified by specifying the position of the Matrix, the activities toward the process innovation will be indicated. Simultaneously, the matrix provides the framework to construct the Decision Support System which supports the decision making for the activities of the process innovation.