Outline of International Co-operation

ChuSanRen and International Co-operation

ChuSanRen has been extending our services for international co-operation from 1970s. Together with member industries, we are participating various Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects, organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS), etc.

ChuSanRen's international co-operation activities are now covers worldwide areas including Europe, Latin America, and African nations, as well as Asia and China regions.

From Made In Japan to Made With Japan - Share our values with people in the world

During 1970s to 80s, products that were made in Japan had been highly appreciated in the world market by their values of quality. Now, Japanese industries are expanding their business operations to produce not only in Japan but also in various regions in the world.

We are in the transforming process to "Made with Japan" from "Made In Japan". In other word, 21st century is the age of working together with people in the world, based on common values in management practice.

ChuSanRen's international co-operation is aiming:

1. Share our experiences in Chubu region with other people in the world, such as "develop people first for making things" "establish recycling oriented society", etc.
2. Contribute in helping other countries to develop human for upgrading their economy.

Type of international co-operation programs under ODA

1.By subject: share experiences in Japanese industries

(1)Management practice & human development

1. "Develop people first" concept,
2. Process of quality & productivity improvement,
3. Workplace focused Kaizen activities, etc.

(2) Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) promotion

1. Promotion of localized industrial clusters,
2. Support system for new ventures,
3. Promotion of recycling businesses, etc.

(3) Promotion of "eco-business"

1. Activities for sustaining production & consumption,
2. Promotion of recycling business, etc.

2. By location of implementation

(a) Training programs implemented in Japan (participants stay in Japan)
(b) Workshop programs implemented in overseas (despatch specialists to other countries)

List of Training Programs Implemented by ChuSanRen (recent records)

(a) Training programs in Japan

Country	Course	Host	Duration	Start	End	Runs
Latin America	SME promotion (Tentative)	JICA	7 wk.	2007	-	New
Mexico	Company-wide Quality & Productivity Management	JICA	6 mon.	1993	-	14 runs at 2006
Romania	Management & Quality Control for Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)	JICA	6 wk.	1999	2006	8 runs
Moldova	Productivity Improvement	JICA	5 wk.	2004	2005	2 runs
Venezuela	Consultancy Service for Industries	JICA	6 wk.	2003	2005	3 runs
Tunisia	Improvement of the Industry's Capacity	JICA	5 wk.	2003	2005	3 runs
South Africa	The New Production System Seminar (SAPS)	AOTS	2 wk.	1998	2004	6 runs
South Africa	Consultancy Service for Small & Medium Scale Enterprises	JICA	6 wk.	1999	2003	5 runs

(b) Overseas workshop programs

Country	Course	Host	Duration	Start	End	Runs
South Africa	Shopfloor Best Practice	AOTS	1 wk.	1995	-	12 runs at 2006
China	Workplace Kaizen Practice	AOTS	1 wk.	2001	2002	2 runs
Czech Republic	Japanese Management Techniques for Kaizen	AOTS	2 wk.	1997	2000	4 runs

*JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
*AOTS (The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship)