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Shinichi Akayama

Partner

Leader, Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME) Practice, Japan

Shinichi advises multiple TIME (Telecom, Information Technology, Media and Electronics) clients on growth strategy, turnaround and transformation.

Areas of Focus

Education

University of Tokyo
Master in Aerospace Engineering
University of Tokyo
Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering

Past Experience

NTT Docomo
Business development / Strategy

Shinichi is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in Tokyo and heads our TIME (Telecom, Information Technology, Media, Electronics) Practice in our Japan office. He is also a core member of our Global Big Data Competence Center.
 
His main area of consulting work is in designing business strategy, new-business entry strategy and technology strategy in the manufacturing, IT and telecom industries.

Prior to joining Arthur D. Little, Shinichi worked for a major Japanese mobile communications company, where he was involved in planning and rolling out various types of services for wireless internet, as well as network-related services. He has multiple experiences setting up new services through collaborations with Silicon Valley start-ups, major financial institutions, and other key players.

Enabling a sustainable telco ecosystem
Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)
Enabling a sustainable telco ecosystem
Sustainability has become increasingly important to telco business strategy and operations. Although individual 5G equipment is more energy-efficient than its predecessors, the need for more extensive, denser networks will increase overall direct energy consumption. Amid rising energy prices, how can telcos achieve their sustainability goals, while enabling broader decarbonization? In this Viewpoint, we provide frameworks and strategies telcos can use to improve sustainability.
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Achieving resilience and sustainability for the EV battery supply chain
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Achieving resilience and sustainability for the EV battery supply chain
Bernd Schreiber, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Alexander Krug, Rodrigo P. Navarro, Dr. Kai-Oliver Zander, Shinichi Akayama
However, battery supply chains remain complex, global, and fragile, with many still evolving from scratch. Their resilience is impacted by a growing number of factors, from rising raw material costs to geopolitical disruption. Average battery pack prices have risen in 2022, the first increase since 2013. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns, greater regulation, and governments’ desire to localize battery production add to pressure on already-stretched global supply chains. All of these factors lead to potential bottlenecks that affect production.
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Operations 4.0
Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)
Operations 4.0
Vincenzo Basile, Sean McDevitt, Shinichi Akayama, Fabio Bianchi
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The ecosystem future
Shinichi Akayama, Dr. Raymond Khoury, Ben van der Schaaf
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The Company of Tomorrow
Shinichi Akayama, Ralf Baron, Dr. Raymond Khoury, Michael Kolk, Thomas Kuruvilla, Francesco Marsella, Greg Smith, Ben van der Schaaf
The COVID-19 crisis hit the world as this edition of Prism was in preparation. Needless to say, the outlook for business, at least in the short term, has changed radically in just a few weeks. Nevertheless, it’s becoming increasingly clear that one effect of the crisis has been acceleration of trends that were already there, such as virtualization of the workplace, further penetration of digital technologies (for example, AI and the IoT), and “asset-light” business models that make businesses more responsive and resilient to rapid shocks.
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Shinichi is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in Tokyo and heads our TIME (Telecom, Information Technology, Media, Electronics) Practice in our Japan office. He is also a core member of our Global Big Data Competence Center.
 
His main area of consulting work is in designing business strategy, new-business entry strategy and technology strategy in the manufacturing, IT and telecom industries.

Prior to joining Arthur D. Little, Shinichi worked for a major Japanese mobile communications company, where he was involved in planning and rolling out various types of services for wireless internet, as well as network-related services. He has multiple experiences setting up new services through collaborations with Silicon Valley start-ups, major financial institutions, and other key players.

Enabling a sustainable telco ecosystem
Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)
Enabling a sustainable telco ecosystem
Sustainability has become increasingly important to telco business strategy and operations. Although individual 5G equipment is more energy-efficient than its predecessors, the need for more extensive, denser networks will increase overall direct energy consumption. Amid rising energy prices, how can telcos achieve their sustainability goals, while enabling broader decarbonization? In this Viewpoint, we provide frameworks and strategies telcos can use to improve sustainability.
Find out more
Achieving resilience and sustainability for the EV battery supply chain
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Achieving resilience and sustainability for the EV battery supply chain
Bernd Schreiber, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Alexander Krug, Rodrigo P. Navarro, Dr. Kai-Oliver Zander, Shinichi Akayama
However, battery supply chains remain complex, global, and fragile, with many still evolving from scratch. Their resilience is impacted by a growing number of factors, from rising raw material costs to geopolitical disruption. Average battery pack prices have risen in 2022, the first increase since 2013. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns, greater regulation, and governments’ desire to localize battery production add to pressure on already-stretched global supply chains. All of these factors lead to potential bottlenecks that affect production.
Find out more
Operations 4.0
Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)
Operations 4.0
Vincenzo Basile, Sean McDevitt, Shinichi Akayama, Fabio Bianchi
Find out more
The ecosystem future
Shinichi Akayama, Dr. Raymond Khoury, Ben van der Schaaf
Find out more
The Company of Tomorrow
Shinichi Akayama, Ralf Baron, Dr. Raymond Khoury, Michael Kolk, Thomas Kuruvilla, Francesco Marsella, Greg Smith, Ben van der Schaaf
The COVID-19 crisis hit the world as this edition of Prism was in preparation. Needless to say, the outlook for business, at least in the short term, has changed radically in just a few weeks. Nevertheless, it’s becoming increasingly clear that one effect of the crisis has been acceleration of trends that were already there, such as virtualization of the workplace, further penetration of digital technologies (for example, AI and the IoT), and “asset-light” business models that make businesses more responsive and resilient to rapid shocks.
Find out more

More About Shinichi
  • University of Tokyo
    Master in Aerospace Engineering
  • University of Tokyo
    Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering
  • NTT Docomo
    Business development / Strategy