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Nguyen Kim Ngan
Section
Graduate School of Economics and Management
Job title
Senior Assistant Professor
Degree

  • Ph.D. (Tohoku University)

e-Rad No.
80911685

Research History 5

  • 2025/04 - Present
    Tohoku University　Accounting School　Lecturer

  • 2021/04 - 2025/03
    Tohoku University　Graduate School of Economics and Management　Assistant Professor

  • 2020/11 - 2021/03
    Tohoku University　Graduate School of Economics and Management　Posdoctoral Researcher

  • 2013/12 - 2014/08
    ILA Vietnam, English Language School　Teaching Assistant

  • 2011/11 - 2013/02
    Saigon Commercial Bank　Credit Department　Credit Analyst

Education 3

  • Tohoku University　Graduate School of Economics and Management　Ph.D. Candidate

    2016/10 - 2020/11

  • Tohoku University　Graduate School of Economics and Management　GPEM Master Program

    2014/10 - 2016/09

  • Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City　Banking and Finance Department

    2007/09 - 2011/08

Committee Memberships 1

  • Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management (JSAAM)　24th Annual Conference Organizing Committee

    2017/04 - 2017/09

Professional Memberships 4

  • International Foundation for Production Research

    2026/04 - Present

  • EUROPEAN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

    2024/04 - Present

  • Japanese Operations Management and Strategy Association (JOMSA)

    2021/06 - Present

  • Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management (JSAAM)

    2015/10 - Present

Research Interests 5

  • Digital Transformation

  • Supply chain digitalization

  • Multinational Companies

  • Emerging Markets

  • Supply Chain Integration

Research Areas 3

  • Humanities & social sciences / Business administration / Digital Transformation

  • Humanities & social sciences / Business administration / International Business

  • Humanities & social sciences / Business administration / Supply Chain Research

Awards 7

  1. Research Encouragement Award

    2023/09　Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management　Issues in international manufacturer-supplier relationship: a multi-case study of Vietnam's motorcycle industry

  2. Prominent Research Fellow

    2021/07　Tohoku University

  3. Research Encouragement Award

    2021/03　Keiwakai Memorial Foundation　"Transaction governance in multinational companies’ distribution networks in a developing country: multiple case studies of Vietnam’s motorcycle industry"

  4. Scholarship

    2019/04　Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship

  5. Scholarship

    2017/04　JT Asia Scholarship

  6. Scholarship

    2015/04　Kobayashi Foundation

  7. Scholarship

    2014/10　Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)

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Papers 7

  1. Beyond the Project Paradox: Digital Kaizen and the Evolutionary Product Mindset in Healthcare Ecosystem Scaling Peer-reviewed

    Nguyen Kim Ngan, Ying Yang

    International Conference for Production Research ICPR-AEM 2026 Proceedings (peer-reviewed full paper)　2026/06

  2. The Human-Centric Path to Industry 4.0: A Phased Hierarchy Model Peer-reviewed

    Nguyen Kim Ngan, Ying Yang

    The European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) 2026 proceedings (Peer-reviewed full paper)　2026/06

  3. Why and how firms conduct specific supply chain integration strategies? Considering the configurations of supply chain integration and the customer order decoupling point Peer-reviewed

    Nguyen Kim Ngan, Kawabata Nozomu

    The European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) 2024 proceedings　2024/07

  4. Issues in international manufacturer-supplier relationship: A multi-case study of Vietnam’s motorcycle industry Peer-reviewed

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    Journal of Asian Management Studies　28　2022/08

    DOI： 10.20784/jamsjsaam.28.0_3 　

  5. "Collaboration between Multinational Companies and Supply Chain Partners for Supply Chain Integration in a Developing Country: A Multiple Case Study of Vietnam's Motorcycle Industry"

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    Tohoku University Repository　2020/11

  6. Transaction governance in multinational companies’ distribution networks in a developing country: multiple case studies of Vietnam’s motorcycle industry Peer-reviewed

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    Journal of Asian Management Studies　26　105-119　2020/08

    DOI： 10.20784/jamsjsaam.26.0_105 　

  7. MNEs’ Supply Chain Integration in Emerging Markets: Case studies in Vietnam’s Motorcycle Industry Peer-reviewed

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    International Federation of East Asian Management Associations (IFEAMA)　2019/06

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Misc. 1

  1. Why and how firms conduct specific supply chain integration strategies? Considering the configurations of the customer order decoupling point and supply chain integration

    Nguyen Kim Ngan, Nozomu Kawabata

    TMARG Discussion Papers　149　1-23　2023/11

    Publisher: Tohoku University Graduate School of Economics and Management

Presentations 10

  1. Digital Transformation in the Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Industries in Emerging Markets

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    アジア経営学会 第33回全国大会　2026/09/12

  2. The Human-Centric Path to Industry 4.0: A Phased Hierarchy Model International-presentation International-coauthorship

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    The European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) annual conference　2026/06/30

  3. Beyond the Project Paradox: Digital Kaizen and the Evolutionary Product Mindset in Healthcare Ecosystem Scaling International-presentation International-coauthorship

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    5th International Conference for Production Research - Africa, Europe and Middle East Region　2026/06/23

  4. Phases of digital transformation and factors affecting performances in Japanese SMEs

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    Japan scholarly association for Asian Management　2024/09/14

  5. Why and how firms conduct specific supply chain integration strategies? Considering the configurations of supply chain integration and the customer order decoupling point International-presentation

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    The European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) annual conference　2024/07/03

  6. The relationship management with both dealers and suppliers in lean supply chains

    The 6th World Conference on Production and Operations Management (World P&OM)　2022/08

  7. Transaction governance in multinational companies' supplier networks in a developing country: multiple case studies of Vietnam's motorcycle industry

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    The 28th Annual Conference of Japan Scholarly Association For Asian Management　2021/09/11

  8. "Relationship governance in supply chain networks: multiple case studies in Vietnam's Motorcycle Industry"

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    The 26th Annual Conference of Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management, Hokkaido, Japan　2019/09/15

  9. "MNC’s domestic supply chain building and its role in developing countries: cases of motorcycle MNCs in Vietnam"

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    YSI Asia Convening　2019/08/14

  10. "MNEs’ Supply Chain Integration in Emerging Markets: Case studies in Vietnam’s Motorcycle Industry"

    Nguyen Kim Ngan

    The 15th conference of the International Federation of East Asian Management Associations (IFEAMA), Kyoto, Japan　2019/06/19

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Research Projects 1

  1. a model for supply chain integration strategy selection

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    Category: Grant-in-aid for Early-Career Scientist

    Institution: Tohoku University

    2023/04 - 2027/03

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    This study aims to provide a model for Supply Chain Integration (SCI) strategy, visualization techniques, and an evaluation framework so that scholars and firms can deeply understand SCI process. Based on that, any firm can learn to design, practice, and assess SCI performance.

Teaching Experience 8

  1. Topics Literacy: Business Communication A & B

  2. Global Management

  3. Business Presentation

  4. Business Communication

  5. Pre-seminar in Supply Chain Management　Tohoku University Graduate School of Economics and Management

  6. Social Research Methods　Tohoku University

  7. Reading Foreign Text Course (English)　Tohoku University

  8. Introduction to Management　Tohoku University

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Social Activities 5

  1. Session chair at the 5th International Conference for Production Research - Africa, Europe and Middle East Region 2026

    2026/06/24 - Present

  2. A peer reviewer for Supply Chain Forum: an International Journal

    2022/09/22 - Present

  3. BETOAJI NPO- Project Leader

    Cultural exchange promotion & scholarship for poor children to go to school

    2015/06 - 2024/05

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    1. Leader of Sendai branch, BETOAJI NPO, Japan, June 2015 - Present. Held monthly events of Vietnamese cooking class for Cultural Exchange & BETOAJI scholarship fund raising. 2. Leader of "Cooking with BETOAJI"- the cooking video project, May 2020 - Sep 2021. Created the Youtube and Instagram channels for BETOAJI. Designed the work flows and managed 3 teams (cook, editor, translator) to publish 31videos until Sep, 2021. 3. Leader of Culture team & PR team: Introduce the authentic Vietnamese cuisine recipe even using Japanese ingredients. Introduce Vietnamese food culture, history, and language. All profits from book sales will be donated to BETOAJI scholarships. https://betoaji.org/betoajibook/

  4. Lecture about Vietnam's business etiquette

    2022/12/01 - 2022/12/01

  5. Lectures about activities that contribute to the friendship between Japan and Vietnam

    2023/12/12 -

Other 1

  1. Languages

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    Japanese (JLPT N1) English (TOEIC 940/990) Vietnamese (Native)