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Tomoatsu Shibata
Researcher at Tohoku University
Publications - 23
Citations - 266
Tomoatsu Shibata is an academic researcher from Tohoku University. The author has contributed to research in topics: New product development & Product (category theory). The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 22 publications receiving 240 citations. Previous affiliations of Tomoatsu Shibata include Saint Petersburg State University & Kagawa University.
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Empirical analysis of evolution of product architecture: Fanuc numerical controllers from 1962 to 1997
TL;DR: An evolutionary perspective of product architecture is proposed and the history of Fanuc numerical controllers regarding the evolution of NC architecture from 1962 to 1997 is analyzed to derive the following hypotheses concerning the development of the product architecture.
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Strategy transformation through strategic innovation capability – a case study of Fanuc
Mitsuru Kodama,Tomoatsu Shibata +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a theoretical framework under which large companies should be able to bring about strategy transformation by strategic innovation, and present the case example of strategy transformation at Fanuc, a company that holds the top global share in the numerical control (NC) market.
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Beyond fusion towards IoT by way of open innovation: an investigation based on the Japanese machine tool industry 1975-2015
Fumio Kodama,Tomoatsu Shibata +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a specific industrial product, i.e. machine tools, is selected for the study and the authors find a dynamic interrelationship among those concepts in the following sequence with the publication dates in parenthesis: disruptive technology (1997), technology fusion (1992), open innovation (2003), digital convergence (1996), and IoT (Internet of Things).
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Product innovation through module dynamics: A case study
TL;DR: In this article, a case study is used to analyze the process of integrating personal computer (PC) and numerical control (NC) machine tools, and conceptualizes as module dynamics the product innovation that works in modular products.
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Research into Ambidextrous R&D in Product Development New Product Development at a Precision Device Maker
Mitsuru Kodama,Tomoatsu Shibata +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the skilful management of knowledge boundaries that lie between various organizations, and between specialized human skills and functions that make up a project organization, and present the ways in which new organizational capabilities are brought about for the development of new products.