June 21
2018
½-DAY "ABOUT JAPAN" CROSS-CULTURAL WORKSHOP SERIES IN THE EU
In cooperation with local members of the Enterprise Europe Network, the EU-Japan Centre organises cross-cultural workshops in the EU to introduce European companies to the basic principles of Japanese business culture.The goal of the workshops is to prepare European companies for doing business with Japan.
Led by an expert consultant with coaching experience at all levels of corporate hierarchy from normal employees to top leadership, the workshops covers the following points:
Japanese Business EtiquetteGeneral...
June 20
2018
½-DAY "ABOUT JAPAN" CROSS-CULTURAL WORKSHOP SERIES IN THE EU
In cooperation with local members of the Enterprise Europe Network, the EU-Japan Centre organises cross-cultural workshops in the EU to introduce European companies to the basic principles of Japanese business culture.The goal of the workshops is to prepare European companies for doing business with Japan.
Led by an expert consultant with coaching experience at all levels of corporate hierarchy from normal employees to top leadership, the workshops covers the following points:
Japanese Business EtiquetteGeneral...
June 19
2018
19-06-18 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM CET
What are the key factors for a successful entry into the Japanese ecommerce market?
Japan is the world’s fourth largest ecommerce market with annual growth estimated at 9.1% in 2016 to ¥15.136 trillion. Ecommerce offers excellent means of entry into the Japanese market as it is scalable, relatively low-cost and enables merchants to retain control over their business operations. This webinar is meant to be a practical “how-to guide” that provides overseas ecommerce merchants with a detailed overview of the Japanese market along with all the...
June 05
2018
05-06-18 | 10:30 - 11:30 AM CET
How can European SMEs in tourism retail and distribution business compete with global OTAs?
Today more and more tourism sales and marketing are done online and a handful of global Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) appear to dominate the tourism sector. Offline and other channels still hold good market shares; however, they are mostly small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) operating locally or regionally and facing increasing threats from those technology-based global giants. In this competitive sector, European SMEs need to design new...
June 04
2018
By Šarūnas Vaškelis (Minerva fellow participant)
Japan is still a very relevant market for photonics with a 30% global market share (2015) including overseas’ production. This webinar gave EU SMEs the market intelligence to help make better-informed decisions when entering the Japanese market. It is based on the research (including discussions with over 20 companies and organisations) conducted by the author during the 6 months MINERVA Fellowship program at the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation in Japan. The webinar included a brief photonics market overview and...
June 01
2018
01-06-18 | 15:30 - 16:30 CET
Want to leverage your intellectual property (IP) for fundraising and exit?
Intellectual property assets are frequently the most valuable assets for high-tech or life sciences startups, and other small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). Companies often struggle with how best to manage and grow their IP portfolio to adequately protect their core ideas and products, while simultaneously increase corporate value and gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
The webinar is targeted at EU and Japanese startups and SMEs seeking to understand...
May 31
2018
½-DAY "ABOUT JAPAN" CROSS-CULTURAL WORKSHOP SERIES IN THE EU
In cooperation with local members of the Enterprise Europe Network, the EU-Japan Centre organises cross-cultural workshops in the EU to introduce European companies to the basic principles of Japanese business culture.The goal of the workshops is to prepare European companies for doing business with Japan.
Led by an expert consultant with coaching experience at all levels of corporate hierarchy from normal employees to top leadership, the workshops covers the following points:
Japanese Business EtiquetteGeneral...
May 29
2018
29-05-18 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM CET
What opportunities does the cheese market in Japan offer to EU companies?
Japan has a short history of eating cheese that is not part of the traditional cuisine. More than 50% of the cheese consumption is processed cheese, and about 35% of the imported natural cheese is used for domestic production of processed cheese. In recent years, the Japanese imports of cheese is increasing, and, in particular, imports from EU. The growing wine consumption has resulted in increased sales of cheese as Japanese consumers perceive that cheese goes well...
May 25
2018
On Friday, 25th May, the EU-Japan Centre organised its 19th Lean in Europe visit to TRUMPF, near Stuttgart (Germany).
The visit focussed on:
SYNCHRO - TRUMPF's production system
TRUMPF's Digital Transformation - with a focus on order-to-cash
Industry 4.0 in Sheetmetal Fabrication (including a gemba visit)
Digitization of Order-to-Cash process (including a gemba visit to a production factory for punching tools)
TRUMPF
May 24
2018
On Thursday, 24th May, the EU-Japan Centre organised its 18th Lean in Europe visit to Rosderra Irish Meats, in Edenderry near Dublin (Ireland).
The visit focussed on:
Lean manufacturing in the food industry
Rosderra Irish Meat's lean journey
PIT rooms and video of live shop floor meeting and presentation PM system
Participants:
Learnt about Rosderra Irish Meats, the largest pork processing company in Ireland
Saw Lean manufacturing in action, in the food industry
Gave imrovement ideas and other feedback to Rosderra Irish Meats
Costs - who paid what?The visit and...
Ireland