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TOC (: Theory of Constraint) & KAIZEN Lean Consulting Firm, Japan
Harry Consulting Services Japan provides the highest degree of industrial engineering and professional services for manufacturing, distribution, and service companies. We are dedicated to improving our clients by optimizing production and throughput. We put you in inventory rationalization, shorter process lead times, and accuracy of inventories for your customers’ satisfaction. We will work with you to design unique solutions that help you maximize your growth and wealth potential. We will also enhance the skills of your staff members through various KAIZEN projects, including high-touch inventory management and process control systems, by means of Kanban, an inexpensive and powerful tool to sustain the company's growth and improve the cash flow.
Mission statement
"Harry Consulting Services Japan" task is to provide the highest degree of Industrial Engineering and Professional Services for manufacturing companies, distributors, and service companies."
Vision statement
Vision Statement
"Harry Consulting Services Japan" is committed to becoming the No. 1 consulting firm of inventory management of manufacturing industries."
Consulting Policy Statement
"HARRY CONSULTING SERVICES JAPAN" IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENT BY CLIENTS' EXPECTATION".
Consulting objectives
1. 20% reduction of inventory with the Kanban System
2. To improve the inventory turnover
3. Gain throughput
4. To accomplish 99% accuracy of inventory
5. To edify employees through project
RECENT Projects
Waste elimination
To improve output, Harry observed waste in motion for each production member. Then Harry found the issuance of materials was full of unnecessary actions done by production members. So Harry advised Kaizen Circle members to set up a Milk Run or delivery system from the warehouse to the production to optimize production.
Storage Centralization
To rationalize the inventory, Harry analyzed the locations of the material and noticed that there were several stock points and some of the stock were common items. Harry computed the estimated area for centralizing the storage with appropriate stock levels.
Kanban
Kanban is an inexpensive way to monitor the inventory level. It signals as the number of an item is on or below the reorder point. Harry introduced the Kanban system to not reduce the inventory but also rationalize the inventory for raw materials.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Consultation
Question: How do you proceed and conduct your consultation service?
Answer: The basic policy of the consultation service is to visit the actual site or Gemba so that I can grasp the current scenarios. If the distance is a constraint, we'll communicate via video chat, particularly observing the Gemba; project staff can bring her/his smartphone to take video and/or pictures so that I can provide a written proposal with the project lead-times.
Overseas
Question: What payment methods do you accept?
Answer: For international settlement, I accept TransferWise.
Haruhiko Matsumura, Managing Director
Lean Kaizen Evangelist, Goldratt Master Executive Certificate for TOC Holistic Management
Haruhiko "Harry" Matsumura has been CEO of Harry Consulting Services since 1999, focusing on sales and marketing, and on factory establishment advisory for Japanese manufacturers in Southeast Asia, especially in the Philippines. From 1985 to 1998, Harry worked for a leading machine-tools wholesaler, where he was responsible for domestic and overseas business development. In particular, from 1993 to 1995, Harry was engaged with Mitsui & Co, a leading trading conglomerate, and was responsible for establishing Toyota Motor's supply chain in the Philippines for its auto parts and machine tools. Harry is an expert in inventory control and market development. Harry is an accredited mentor and management expert of IBARAKI Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Public Corporation. Harry graduated from Tokyo College of Foreign Languages in 1985, studying cross-cultural communication. Harry is a pastor of Hitachinaka International Ministry.
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Harry is a KAIZEN or Lean evangelist and experienced in establishing a material control system through a high-touch, high-visibility, or KANBAN approach. Harry established a consulting firm in the Philippines, expanding its know-how to intelligently cover the entire country, with the goal of achieving a significant and profitable market share and becoming a monopoly in the material control system.
Hands-on experience with:
Establish or improve a system for Material Re-engineering, KANBAN System, Stock Control System, KAIZEN seminar, Leadership Seminar, and Business Planning on ISO 9001:2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant of Consulting Firm: Harry Consulting Services Philippines, Inc., September 2002 - Present
Consultant: Harry Consulting Services Japan, December 1999 - Present
Involved as a consultant in the following fields: automotive manufacturing, die-cast manufacturing, parts manufacturing, and lumber & wood products manufacturing.
Established and facilitated the Stock Control System
Established and facilitated the Ordering System
Established and facilitated the KANBAN System
Established and facilitated a Visual Control System
Established and facilitated a Warehousing System
Conducted Leadership Seminar
Conducted KAIZEN Seminar
Conducted ISO 9001: 2000 with the ISO consulting team
Established and facilitated Preventive Maintenance Procedure
Re-engineered procurement processes and established a Material Purchase Order System with a cross-functional team (Suppliers, Manufacturing Engineering, Production Control, Forecasting, Shipping and Receiving, Traffic, and Procurement)
Establish and facilitate machine efficiency enhancement through the KAIZEN Team
Directed the supplier qualification process and supplier consolidation process with the top ten suppliers
Provided the business plan for the client
Provided the competence program for clients with the ISO consulting team
Interviewed and selected candidates for the competency program
Contracted Consultant, Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. 1993 - 1995
Manufacturer of Automobile
Responsible for directing the introduction of the Indirect Material Control System: KANBAN System, Purchasing, Inventory Control, Traffic, Shipping, Receiving, Warehousing, and Computerisation
Directed the consolidation of warehouses with O.J.T.
Contracted Consultant, Gunma Gohkin Philippines Corp. 2000 - 2001
Die-casting Products Manufacturing
Responsible for Preventive Maintenance and Spare parts control system, the total coordination of ISO 9001: 2000 with an ISO consulting firm
Contracted Consultant, a home appliance manufacturer, 2001 - 2005
Responsible for the Indirect Materials Control System
Contracted Consultant, a semiconductor manufacturer, 2003
Responsible for the Knowledge Management System with an IT solution firm
Contracted Consultant, a semiconductor manufacturer, 2004 - 2005
Responsible for Production Monitoring System with an IT solution firm
Contracted Consultant, a residential building manufacturer, 2003 - 2008
Responsible for establishing the KANBAN system, improving the logistics system, optimising paint consumption with a new scheduling methodology, and streamlining production
Contracted Consultant, a plating manufacturer, 2009 - 2011
Responsible for introducing the KANBAN System to optimise inventories for chemicals
Contracted Consultant, an injection moulding manufacturer, 2009 - 2011
Responsible for establishing the KANBAN System to streamline the process and rationalise work-in-process, eliminating waste or "MUDA" in production, and gaining throughput
Contracted Consultant, a chemical powder manufacturer, 2009 - 2010
Responsible for the visualisation of the materials warehouse using a visible bin-card system
Contracted Consultant, an injection mould manufacturer, 2010
Responsible for streamlining the process and implementing a visible control system using a production Kanban system
Contracted Consultant, a pressing plant, 2010-2011
Responsible for the material Kanban system and changeover improvement of the press machine
Contracted Consultant, a soft vendor, 2012 - 2013
Responsible for establishing a corporation in the Philippines and marketing for original packaged software
Public coordinator, solid carbide manufacturer, 2013
Responsible for sales expansion across Japan
Contracted Consultant for companies' business expansion to the Philippines, 2014-2016
Contracted Consultant for obtaining a license from the FDA for a home-based medical device in the Philippines, 2017-2018
Contracted Consultant for the rationalisation of the costing method of an electrical parts company in Japan, 2019-2025
Consultant for the outsourcing of car parts and consumable air parts to India, 2019-2025
Consultant for medical equipment in Japan, 2021-2026
Consultant for business matching for rolling stock equipment, Italy, 2025
Consultant for business matching for an edTech company, U.K., 2025
Consultant for business matching for a quality-certified body, U.K., 2025
Consultant for an electrical parts manufacturer in Japan, 2025
Consultant for a housing equipment manufacturer in Japan, 2025-2026
Consultant for a sake brewery in Japan, 2025-2026
And more...
SERVICES
Inventory Control
Customer demand changes so often it's hard to keep up. We have years of experience improving rationalising inventories such as raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, and indirect materials/spare parts. We can make sure you get every advantage you deserve.
Kanban
Kanban is an inexpensive way of improving inventories. As signalling the re-ordering point of Kanban, the inventory will be rationalized. In your system whether you're applying for a pull system or an MRP system, we can help you design the best value for you.
Process Lead-times
During our years of experience dealing with manufacturing companies, we have achieved a high level of waste elimination with bottleneck management.
Warehouse
We understand stock since it's a utopia with zero inventory. On a consulting basis, we can help you with issues such as stock planning, waste analysis, and visible control preparation.
Inventory Accuracy
During your annual inventory check, what percentage of inventory inaccuracy do you experience? What actions do you take to improve the inventory variances? Harry provides the best solution to address 99% of inventory accuracy.
Part Number
A pile of materials data in Materials Master leads the procurement and the comptrollership to stress in action. Most of the problems are because of the part numbers of "an item". We can introduce you to a solution to tackle the unification of part numbers to rationalize the number of registered items in the database.
“Your firm really helped us put our system into visible.” - Terada
"With the help of your services here in this Philippines, we know we must take action for all the overseas plants. - Tsuruga
"The objective of every operation becomes to economically respond to customers requirements within their lead time and with no inventory at all. Now, this may seem to be utopian at first, and it is true that we may never be able to reach that waste-free operation in some of our processes. But each waste reduction, no matter how small, results in fewer potential defects, lower costs, and increased responsiveness both for now and for the future".
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Harry Matsumura uploads the informative ideas of Lean Kaizen. You can access this podcast to learn the spirits of Kaizen and the know-how for the lean.