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－　　－22Kuninori SUZUKIProfessor, Department of Industrial Engineering and ManagementKuninori Suzuki is a professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, College of Industrial Technology of Nihon University. Dr. Suzuki received his Ph.D. from Nihon University in 2012. After working as a high school teacher, he served as a lecturer at Bunka Women’s University and an associate professor at Bunka Fashion Graduate University. He was then was appointed as an associate professor at the College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University in 2013, and became a professor in 2014. His specialty is logistics engineering and supply chain optimization, and his main research theme is optimizing the operation of distribution centers in logistics. He is also a managing director of the International Federation of Logistics and SCM Systems, a director of the Japan Logistics Systems Society, and a director of the Japan Information Directory Society. He has published academic papers in Japanese and English and numerous books on logistics and SCM. Administrative memberships include the Kanto Transport Bureau Logistics Council, the Tokyo Metropolitan Landscape Council, and the Ota Ward Landscape Council.Research Achievements1)Efficiency of Crew Assignment in Truck Freight Operation from the View of Logistics, Environmental Sustainability in Asian Logistics and Supply Chains, International Federation of Logistics and SCM Systems, Springer, pp.219-231, 2018.2)Design and analysis of the location of an online resale business distribution centre in Japan, Production and Manufacturing Research, Taylor and Francis, pp.152-174, 2016.3)A Simulation Analysis of the Best Decision for Means of Transportation for a Reverse Logistics Network, International Journal of Logistics and SCM Systems, pp.43-54, 2016.Research InterestCurrently, the main areas of interest are optimizing logistics operations in the supply chain and improving the field. Professor Suzuki is keenly interested in the fact that the warehouse has gained a position as a command tower for the entire supply chain by linking with information systems; it is not just a storage place. In addition to research from an academic point of view, he also writes and publish introductory books related to logistics, textbooks that university students and business people can use in practice, and documents that are actually useful for corporate activities.Professor Suzuki is also interested in the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of things (IoT) and the efficiency and sophistication of distribution centers, as well as unmanned and fully automated. His research team believes that the distribution center will evolve to the level of unmanned operations in the near future.As for my logistics-related books, in addition to several co-authored books in English (Springer), there are an introductory book on logistics translated in Taiwan and a specialized book on green supply chain translated in South Korea. Professor Suzuki also focuses on writing literature on logistics beginner education.