A specialised Japanese course for anyone involved in new product development in manufacturing. It focuses on how each department works, how they coordinate, and the key vocabulary used throughout the development process.

Course topics

RFQ StageReceiving customer requirements
- Sales: receiving and analysing customer requirements
- Design: product drawings and specifications
- Cost: cost estimation
- Purchase: procurement and supplier coordination
NPI / Development StageDevelopment and readiness
- Process Engineering: designing and developing production processes
- QA: quality assurance
- Compliance & Document Control: requirements and document control
Pilot & SOP StageTrial production and start of production
- Production Control: production planning
- QC: quality inspection
- Production: manufacturing and follow-up on trial runs
Mass Production StageMass production
- Logistics: managing material flow
- Delivery: shipping products
- Coordination between production and the customer

What you will get

Understand the new product development process as a whole
Learn the specialised vocabulary of each department
Practise communicating in meetings and coordination
See how the work connects from RFQ to mass production
Be better prepared to interpret for or coordinate New Model projects

Who it is for

Learners at JLPT N3 or above (or equivalent)
Anyone interested in interpreting for new product development
Engineers and product development staff
QA, QC, production, purchasing and logistics staff
Anyone coordinating with Japanese staff on New Model projects

How to enrol

Contact SBA to ask about class rounds and enrol in the course.

Ask us on LINE 062-904-3274

Japanese Interpreter for New Model Development

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