Business Management Transformation Toward a Circular Economy Comparative Studies of CE Policies and Leading Companies by Industry in Japan, the USA, and the EU

Kin'ya Tamaki is Professor Emeritus of Aoyama Gakuin University, Visiting Professor, Manufacturing DX Research Center, Nagoya Institute of Technology, and President, Aoyama Human Innovation Consulting Inc. He received a Ph.D. degree from Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering, 1989. His research interests are in business model innovation, future business strategy and product design and production management, circular economy, operational technology cybersecurity, and SDGs regional vitalization. He is engaged with the International Association of Project & Program Management as the president of the academic Japanese society. His books have been published in “Automation in Education, Training, and Learning Systems” (Springer Handbook of Automation), “Educational Programs of Business Producers and System Creators for Future Strategy Design Based on Action Project Group Activities through Industry and University Cooperation”(Higher Education - Reflections From the Field), “Automation in Education/Learning Systems” (Springer Handbook of Automation), “Robotics in Construction and Shipbuilding”(Handbook of Industrial Robotics, Jhon Wiley & Sons, Inc.), and “Assembly” (Handbook of Industrial Engineering, Jhon Wiley & Sons, Inc.). His articles have been published in journals including Journal of Community Medicine and Health Research, Journal of Strategic Management Studies, Journal of International Association of Project & Program Management, Journal of Mechanics Engineering and Automation, Journal of Global Tourism Research, International Journal of Business Information Systems, and AOYAMA BUSINESS REVIEW. He has received research awards including Aoyama Gakuin Academic Commendation, The Japan Industrial Management Association Paper Encouragement Award, and The Robotics Society of Japan Research Encouragement.

Young Won Park is a Professor of the Faculty of Economics, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Saitama University and an Endowed Chair Professor of the Management Education and Research Center at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He holds a Ph.D. degree in the Department of Advanced Social and International Studies from the University of Tokyo, Japan. His articles have been published in journals including Management Decision, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Information Management, Business Horizons, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Benchmarking: An International Journal, International Journal of Services and Operations Management, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, International Journal of Business Excellence, International Journal of Procurement Management, Akamon Management Review, Japan Academy of International Business Studies, Japanese Society for Science and Technology Studies, and the Japan Society of Information and Communication Research. He has received research awards including a Certificate for Highly Cited Research in Business Horizons, Dissertation Paper Awards from the Japan Association for Social Informatics (JASI), Best Paper Awards from The Japan Society of Information and Communication Research (JSICR), Research Awards of the Social Science Field from The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation (TAF) and Research Students Awards of the Social Science Field from The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation (TAF). His research interests are in technology management, Global Strategy and IT strategy, and global supply chain management.