日本能率協会コンサルティング List of Products and Services

Our company offers "Logistics Warehouse and Logistics Center Improvement Consulting." Based on the principles of industrial engineering, which is a scientific management method, we provide detailed proposals for optimal layouts, locations, flow designs, inbound and outbound operations, picking operation designs, storage methods, and even staffing plans by time period, utilizing digital technology. Additionally, we structure issues within logistics warehouses and centers while considering their impact on upstream and downstream supply chains, identifying themes for improvement and reform aimed at enhancing corporate competitiveness. 【Service Contents】 ■ Consulting for improving logistics site operations and standardizing logistics warehouse operations ■ Consulting for improving storage efficiency ■ Consulting for the implementation of warehouse operation management systems and warehouse control improvement systems *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

Our company offers "Consulting for Measures Against the Logistics 2024 Problem" for logistics providers. At JMAC, we clarify the structure of problems and challenges by visualizing the current logistics situation, which has become a black box, both quantitatively and qualitatively. We involve members from related departments and external companies to promote fundamental and sustainable logistics reform. Through improvement and reform activities, we encourage the growth of individuals and organizations in areas such as "mindset/improvement perspective/management methods/actions as a leader," ensuring that reform concepts do not end up as mere theoretical ideas but lead to tangible results with tailored support for each company. 【Features】 ■ Reform directions proposed by JMAC - Optimization of profitability - Improvement of transportation efficiency - Securing driver employment *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

We offer "Consulting for Measures Against the Logistics 2024 Problem" for shippers. JMAC has the know-how to promote logistics reform projects from the perspectives of both shippers and logistics providers. Additionally, as a comprehensive consulting firm, we have extensive experience in logistics reform across a wide range of industries and business types, allowing us to promote projects tailored to the specific characteristics of each company. [Features] - Promotion of discussions involving both shippers and logistics providers - Understanding of the actual situation based on accurately quantified data and setting reform issues based on this - Development of realistic action plans tailored to the company's structure and level *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

Our company offers "Logistics and Supply Chain Reform Consulting." JMAC has supported numerous shipper companies and logistics providers, enabling us to neutrally develop suitable logistics and supply chain strategies. Additionally, we can advance solutions and vendor selection without being tied to specific interests. 【Service Contents (Partial)】 ■ Consulting for Hub and Network Design ■ Consulting for Future Logistics Vision Development ■ Consulting for Logistics Hub Design ■ Consulting for Transportation Cost Optimization *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

Our company provides "warehouse construction consulting." We offer a comprehensive consulting service that encompasses both a problem-solving approach using scientific methods for current situation analysis and a design-oriented approach that determines requirements based on business strategy and planning, from design to launch and operation. Additionally, we support project management during the design, launch, and operational phases, including building the team, selecting external vendors, and managing budgets and progress. [For the following challenges] ■ Due to an increase in handling volume and the aging of buildings, we want to establish or rebuild a warehouse. ■ We want to devise a reform plan to address issues in the current layout and operations and reflect that in the design of the new warehouse. ■ We want to extract the requirements for a warehouse that can respond to changes in the internal and external environment, such as a declining labor force and new business ventures. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

Our company offers "Product and Business LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) Calculation Consulting." In calculating product LCA (Product CFP), we provide support for situations where suitable reference units do not exist, which can sometimes be a source of concern for companies, such as with IDEA or the Ministry of the Environment's reference unit database. Additionally, there is an increasing demand from customers for the presentation of product emission reference units, and we also assist in easily calculating product reference units. 【Features】 ■ Not only do we perform product LCA calculations, but we also implement environmental support utilizing LCA technology as a management consulting firm. ■ We systematize LCA evaluations during the product development stage to conduct LCA evaluations for all products. ■ We set company-wide environmental management indicators and medium- to long-term goals utilizing LCA, such as environmental efficiency indicators. ■ We calculate and disclose Scope 4 emissions for existing products/new products or existing businesses/new businesses. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

Our company offers "Growth Strategy and Factory Investment Consulting." JMAC prides itself on being the consulting firm most familiar with the realities of the manufacturing industry in Japan. We understand the perspectives of both the manufacturing and sales departments, while also recognizing the added value and complexities of the technology department. We aim to formulate a growth strategy for the entire business while considering the business environment and departmental coordination. [For challenges like these] ■ Existing businesses have entered a maturity phase, and there is no clear next growth strategy. ■ We want to establish policies for product development, new business, and M&A as options for growth strategies. ■ We lack personnel with experience in factory construction and do not know the key points to consider. ■ There are differing perceptions among executives regarding marketability, hindering decision-making. ■ Sales and manufacturing have not agreed on goals, preventing decisions on capital investment. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

Our company offers "MFCA introduction consulting for energy conservation and resource saving." JMAC's MFCA features the incorporation of detailed energy analysis in addition to standard MFCA, making it a practical tool to support the reform of energy consumption structures towards achieving decarbonization and carbon neutrality. We also visualize and improve material and energy losses in terms of quantity and cost. [For the following challenges] ■ We want to introduce Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) as a sustainability management method. ■ We want to engage in carbon-neutral and decarbonization management but don't know where to start. ■ We want to engage in environmental conservation activities but wish to avoid cost increases. ■ We do not want to continue environmental conservation activities that feel forced. ■ We are also required by management and executives to achieve business results simultaneously. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

Our company offers "Inventory Optimization and Inventory Management Strengthening Consulting." At JMAC, we organize the concept of inventory structuring, and if we can design standard values for all items according to this concept, we will implement production management aimed at these standard values to achieve inventory optimization. Additionally, based on our experience in improving business processes for production and sales across various industries, we provide various ideas and support for continuous inventory reduction. 【Features】 ■ Stratified management according to business characteristics ■ Visualization of inventory structure ■ Improvement of production and sales process capabilities *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

We provide "Base and Network Design Consulting." At JMAC, we are committed to supporting the unique characteristics of each company by combining a design approach from a holistic perspective with a bottom-up approach from the field. Our support spans each phase from planning and conceptualization to launch and operation, typically within 3 to 6 months. 【Features】 ■ Conceptual Power: Combination of design approach and bottom-up approach ■ Reform Power: Promotion of overall optimization through cross-functional reform ■ Realization Power: Consistent project management until operation *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

Our company provides "Technology Strategy Consulting." At JMAC, we present an inventory perspective based on the characteristics of the industry and companies, and through interviews conducted by consultants with engineers, we clarify the value and potential of your company's technology, including know-how. Additionally, we utilize inventory technology to outline the prospects for future business activities and new products/new businesses, while also suggesting the direction of technologies that should be acquired in light of future changes in the business environment. [For such challenges] ■ We want to clarify our core technologies that contribute to business growth. ■ We want to advance the acquisition of external technologies for building new pillars. ■ We want to promote the creation of new value utilizing technology. ■ We want to create a roadmap that balances technological development and business growth. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

We offer a "Smart Manufacturing Diagnosis Program." We conduct a simple diagnosis utilizing the "Smart Manufacturing Development Guidelines (SMD Guidelines)." We extract your company's key issues from the transformation challenge map, diagnose the current level and desired level from an objective perspective, and propose an action plan for implementation. 【Benefits】 ■ You can identify key issues for smart transformation. ■ You will understand the current level of smart transformation and the standards to aim for. ■ You will clarify what needs to be implemented moving forward for smart transformation. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

Our company offers "Smart Manufacturing Development (SMD) Support Consulting." At JMAC, we have created the "Smart Manufacturing Development Guidelines" (SMD Guidelines) as part of a commissioned project by the National Research and Development Agency for New Energy and Industrial Technology (NEDO). Leveraging this know-how, we provide strong support for the realization of digital transformation, digitization, and smartification across the entire key processes of manufacturing businesses. 【Features】 ■ Overall optimization rather than individual optimization - Thinking about the seamless integration of information chains and value-added chains ■ Starting from identifying management and operational transformation challenges - Considering what should be achieved rather than being system-oriented *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

Our company provides "Supply Chain Risk Management Consulting." At JMAC, we leverage our experience and knowledge in solving functional issues across the entire supply chain, including supply chain management and procurement reform, to support the realization of resilience across the entire supply chain required in the era of sustainability. We address challenges such as the emergence of new unexpected risks while expanding our business globally. [For such challenges] ■ As sustainability has gained attention, there are many risks related to decarbonization, human rights, and biodiversity that companies need to consider in their business activities, and it is unclear how to respond and what actions to take. ■ Although risks related to ESG have been visualized in integrated reports, there has not been enough consideration on what to do at the operational level and what kind of systems to create, resulting in remaining at the stage of disclosure. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

We offer the "SMD Instructor Training Program" for manufacturing businesses. JMAC, which created the Smart Manufacturing Development Guidelines (SMDG), provides detailed explanations on how to utilize and promote the guidelines, and supports human resource development through practical assistance to lead projects to success. Consultants with extensive experience and knowledge provide practical and supportive assistance, allowing participants to engage in the training program with confidence. [For the following challenges] ■ We want to develop personnel who can lead Smart Manufacturing Development (SMD) projects. ■ We want to cultivate internal consultants who can promote smart initiatives. ■ We want to increase the number of personnel who understand the Smart Manufacturing Development Guidelines (SMDG) and can implement transformations within our company. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

Our company provides "SCM (Supply Chain Management) Consulting." In SCM reform, we believe it is important to integrate and enhance the four elements of "supply chain strategy," "supply chain design," "supply chain control," and "infrastructure (information systems, human resources, organization)." We address challenges such as the desire to implement the latest technologies and systems, and the inability to build a sustainable supply chain that considers human rights and environmental concerns. [Service Contents (Excerpt)] ■ Supply Chain Strategy Consulting - Development of supply chain strategy and supply chain vision - Organization of external environment such as supply chain risks and globalization - Organization of internal environment considering business strategy and customer value based on social value - Clarification of goals as part of the supply chain strategy *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Management consultant/Small business consultant

In "Learning from Failures: Basics and Practices of Equipment Management," we explain the importance of pursuing the causes of "failures," which are the various issues that arise during production activities, and taking countermeasures. In other words, we emphasize the significance of "learning from failures." Behind every failure, there is always a cause. "Learning from failures" means using the failures that occur as teaching materials to investigate their causes and improve daily management systems as a preventive measure against recurrence, thereby enhancing the level of daily management. [Contents] [Chapter 3: Let's Practice "Learning from Failures"] - What does "learning from failures" mean? - Specific content of "learning from failures" - The true causes of failures are issues related to 4M management - A system must be established for practical implementation *The downloadable excerpt will only include Chapter 3. For more details, please contact us or download the catalog.

• Technical and Reference Books