Essays about: "Japanese Philosophy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Japanese Philosophy.

  1. 1. Culture and Transnationalism: Exploring the Effects of Perceived Cultural Difference on Business Operations Between Dutch and Japanese Professionals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Olivier Duineveld; [2023]
    Keywords : Transnationalism; cultural challenges; othering; sensemaking; schemata; identity; Japan; The Netherlands; Business and Management; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The trend towards greater globalisation brings the matter of cultural identity to the foreground. Transnational corporations or business networks are culturally diverse places where cultural othering – simply put, the assumption that someone is fundamentally different from you based on the cultural identity projected on- or associated with them – can significantly impact operations across the hierarchy. READ MORE

  3. 2. What we convey in what we don't show : The philosophy of Yugen - can unclarity be valuable in art?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Alex Lundgren; [2022]
    Keywords : aesthetics; philosophy; art; humanities; Japanese aesthetics; yugen; painting; film; studio ghibli; architecture;

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  4. 3. Reforming Consumption Habits Through Product Design : Design for Sustainable Development through prolonging product lifetime

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Johanna Jonsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Product attachment; Product replacement; Product longevity; Emotional design; Planned obsolescence; Perceived obsolescence; Lifetime optimization; Ethical consumerism; Timeless design;

    Abstract : This study, that is a research and product development process, is based on sustainable development and the negative impacts of the growing consumption, and wear-and-tear habits of today’s society. The way we handle our resources, from mine to landfill cause devastating effects on the climate. READ MORE

  5. 4. Industry 4.0 and Lean – Possibilities, Challenges and Risk for Continuous Improvement : An explorative study of success factors for Industry 4.0 implementation

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola

    Author : Joel Larsson; Johan Wollin; [2020]
    Keywords : Industry 4.0; Lean; Continuous Improvement;

    Abstract : Lean, with its origin in the Japanese automotive production and Toyota, is broadly seen as the most adopted manufacturing philosophy since several decades. One of the core values of Lean is Continuous Improvements (CI). CI is about the many small, simple and cheap improvements, which everyone is involved in, every day. READ MORE

  6. 5. Product Development of Material Supply : Implementation of Karakuri Kaizen

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Author : Yanni Porteiro Paraponiaris; Arturo Mateos Rodríguez; [2019]
    Keywords : Karakuri Kaizen; Volvo; Material Handling; Product Development; LCA; Low Cost Automation;

    Abstract : The industry 4.0 is continuously aiming to produce faster, increasing quality, and strictly using what is necessary to achieve efficiency enhancement. Within the wide list of methods used to reach this target, robot automation is usually used, although is expensive and rigid. READ MORE