Tamio Shimizu

Tamio Shimizu earned his BS degree in Mathematics from University of São Paulo. He holds a M.Sc. from Aeronautical Institute of Technology, São José dos Campos and a Ph.D in Production Engineering from Polytechnic School of University of São Paulo. His research interests are Information Technology, Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Decision Support Systems. During the past several years he was Professor in the Aeronautical Institute of Technology, São José dos Campos and Professor and the Head of the Department of Production Engineering, Polytechnic School - University of São Paulo, until 2003. He belonged to the board of Executive Director of Fundação Carlos Alberto Vanzolini. He was an IBM fellow at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College in the USA. He participated in a research exchange program between Brazilian and German governments. He was a visiting fellow of University of Tokio sponsored by Japan International Cooperation Agency. Currently, he is a Full Professor of the Department of Production Engineering, Polytechnic School - University of São Paulo.

Publications

Strategic Alignment Between Business and Information Technology
Strategic Alignment Between Business and Information Technology
Fernando Jose Barbin Laurindo, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, Tamio Shimizu. © 2010. 9 pages.
Information technology (IT) has assumed an important position in the strategic function of the leading companies in the competitive markets (Porter, 2001). Particularly...
Developing Strategies for Competitive Advantage
Developing Strategies for Competitive Advantage
Tamio Shimizu. © 2008. 22 pages.
As in any game, the success of competitive strategies depends on knowing the rules as well as the other players. Nevertheless, in the real competitive environment, the rules are...
Strategic Alignment Process and Decision Support Systems: Theory and Case Studies
Strategic Alignment Process and Decision Support Systems: Theory and Case Studies
Tamio Shimizu, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando José Barbin Laurindo. © 2006. 357 pages.
Strategic Alignment Process and Decision Support Systems: Theory and Case Studies presents a visualization of the nature, scope, objectives and difficulties of the overall...
Concepts And History Of Strategy In Organizations
Concepts And History Of Strategy In Organizations
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin Laurindo. © 2006. 31 pages.
The concept of strategy was born in military campaigns whose results, whether good or bad, were largely the product of the minds of strategists. From ancient times, much has been...
Developing Strategies For Competitive Advantage
Developing Strategies For Competitive Advantage
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin. © 2006. 29 pages.
As in any game, the success of competitive strategies depends on knowing the rules as well as the other players. Nevertheless, in the real competitive environment, the rules are...
An Overview Of Value Chains, Supply Chains And Strategic Alliances Issues
An Overview Of Value Chains, Supply Chains And Strategic Alliances Issues
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin. © 2006. 21 pages.
In the competitive scenario unfolding at the beginning of the 21st century, characterized by the fast pace of technologic changes and opening and volatilization of global...
Aligning Strategy With Organizational Structures And Project Deployment
Aligning Strategy With Organizational Structures And Project Deployment
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin. © 2006. 24 pages.
Companies have undergone a process of transformation, organizing themselves to be able to make effective and agile responses to environmental problems and, especially, those...
Alignment Of Organizational Strategy With Information Technology Strategy
Alignment Of Organizational Strategy With Information Technology Strategy
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin. © 2006. 34 pages.
Digital computers came into being after the Second World War. After a period of use solely in scientific and military areas, business perceived that this technological innovation...
Performance Measurement Systems
Performance Measurement Systems
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin. © 2006. 18 pages.
Up to now, this book has shown readers the important components in formulating a successful strategy and good decision-making processes. Now imagine the challenge of implementing...
Strategies For The New Economy And Dynamic Competitive Environment
Strategies For The New Economy And Dynamic Competitive Environment
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin. © 2006. 31 pages.
The so-called “New Economy” has expanded market competition to a world scale — no longer is it local or regional. Thus, decisions which are made or events that occur in one part...
An Overview Of The Decision-Making Process In Organizations
An Overview Of The Decision-Making Process In Organizations
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin. © 2006. 24 pages.
Organizations frequently find themselves faced with serious decision-making problems. An individual can analyze the problem and choose the better alternative in an entirely...
The Structuring Of The Strategic-Decision-Making Process
The Structuring Of The Strategic-Decision-Making Process
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin. © 2006. 28 pages.
The basic types of decision models presented in the previous chapter (rational, descriptive, political, and ambiguous models) relies on quantitative values (money, time, or...
The Nature Of Strategic-Decision-Making Models
The Nature Of Strategic-Decision-Making Models
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin. © 2006. 31 pages.
In the multiple goal function problems, there is no optimum solution fully satisfying all goals at the same time. The individual goal’s functions are, in general, conflicting and...
The Role Of Simulation And Modern Business Games
The Role Of Simulation And Modern Business Games
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin. © 2006. 23 pages.
“Probability or stochastic process” is a name used to designate mathematical models that represent the behavior of phenomena described by probability theory, ranging from a...
Decision Based On Organizational Knowledge, Decision Support Systems, Expert System And Business Intelligence
Decision Based On Organizational Knowledge, Decision Support Systems, Expert System And Business Intelligence
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin. © 2006. 27 pages.
Organizations are often seeking techniques for improving the actions to structure decision models. However, with the possible exception of routine and well-structured problems...
Group Decision And Negotiation In Strategic-Decision-Making
Group Decision And Negotiation In Strategic-Decision-Making
Tamio Shimizu, Marley Monteiro de Carvalho, Fernando Jose Barbin. © 2006. 30 pages.
In the previous chapters, decisions models have been modeled based on the economic point of view of the problem expressed mainly through quantitative values and, in some cases by...
Information Technology Strategic Alignment
Information Technology Strategic Alignment
Fernando José Barbin Laurindo, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, Tamio Shimizu. © 2005. 5 pages.
Information technology (IT) has assumed an important position in the strategic functioning of leading companies in competitive markets (Porter, 2001). Particularly, e-commerce...
Information Technology Strategic Alignment: Brazilian Cases
Information Technology Strategic Alignment: Brazilian Cases
Fernando J.B. Laurindo, Marly M. de Carvalho, Tamio Shimizu. © 2003. 14 pages.
This chapter presents a study about the effectiveness of Information Technology (IT) applications in Brazilian companies. IT has been considered a strategic issue for successful...