| Author: | Umemoto, K. Endo, A. Machado, M. |
| Title: | From sashimi to zen-in: the evolution of concurrent engineering at Fuji Xerox |
| Journal: | Journal of Knowledge Management
2004 : VOL 8:4, p. 89-99 |
| Index terms: | Knowledge management Team work High technology R&D Companies Case studies Japan Asia |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This case study examines the evolution of R&D knowledge management (KM) at Japan's business equipment maker Fuji Xerox, from the sashimi system, a Japanese origin of concurrent engineering, to its successor zen-in system. It is found that Fuji Xerox has chosen the "hybridization strategy" mixing human-based and IT-based knowledge-sharing techniques. It is also argued that concurrent engineering provides not only efficiency benefits but also positive effects on group and organizational creativity. Finally, a conceptual framework of "how concurrent engineering works" is presented. |
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