Workshop members
Since 2010, the Aerospace and Intelligent Systems Lab (AIS Lab) at SDM Research Institute has been working on research to apply systems engineering methodologies to small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) together with Cleave Co. Ltd. Within the advanced systems engineering methodologies that SDM is working on, this research proactively utilizes some of methodologies applicable to SMB, such as analytical framework. SDM is working on analytical framework On December 17 and 18, 2010, the AIS Lab members, Assistant Professor Nobuaki Minato, Associate Professor Seiko Shirasaka, and Associate Professor Naohiko Kohtake held a joint workshop with the 24 Cleave employees on Hiyoshi Campus. Currently Cleave is promoting the establishment of a company-wide standardization process and aims to improve productivity and the quality of development activities by equipping all managers with a systems approach. Cleave's employees felt motivated by the joint research with Keio SDM and considered it to be a valuable training opportunity.