ABOUT US
Four Values
Four Values
Supported by Staff with Proven Track Records and Experience
Future Knowledge Consulting is a management, business, and IT consulting firm specialized in the manufacturing and logistics industries. We do not implement systems ourselves; we actively leverage core enterprise applications to help our clients achieve business transformation and operational improvements quickly. Our consultants bring hands-on experience in manufacturing operations—production management, design, sales, and procurement—along with extensive consulting experience at leading ERP, CRM, SCM, and PLM vendors.
Integrating Management & Business Transformation with Core IT Systems
Drawing on our hands-on business experience, we guide both the strategic transformation roadmap and the operational practices required at each departmental level. Combined with our consulting expertise in major enterprise systems, we align our clients’ direction with packaged software concepts—enabling early-stage fit & gap analysis of mission-critical functions.
Driving Global Expansion
We have extensive experience in overseas projects across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Our team includes bilingual project managers and consultants, and we also maintain an international network of partners that provide consulting and project management services similar to ours.
Practice Over Theory
While we drive business transformation through ERP and other core enterprise applications, our consultants also leverage their experience at manufacturing companies to present concrete improvement scenarios at the shop-floor level.
Collaboration
We engage in frequent dialogue with major domestic and international enterprise application vendors—exchanging insights on strategic direction and providing advice for product enhancement. We have also established collaborative relationships with other consulting firms regarding business-area trends and mutual consultant support.
From the President
There are many consultants who can articulate vision and strategy.
There are also many who can recommend tools
based on theory or current trends.
But consultants with the hands-on business experience
to break vision and strategy down into actionable plans are rare.
Equally rare are consultants who have used multiple practical tools
and can propose the optimal solution for each client.
The same is true of project managers
who can take active control of overseas projects
rather than passively responding to them.
Future Knowledge Consulting is staffed with experienced members
who can fulfill all of these roles.
Characteristics of FKC’s Consultants
- 1. Surfacing latent issues that are difficult to see from inside the organization
- 2. Noticing what you have not yet noticed
- 3. Familiarity with other companies in the same industry
- 4. Knowledge of effective solutions used in other industries
Company Profile
Company Name:
Future Knowledge Consulting Co., Ltd.
Established：
April 21, 2000
Headquarters：
2F Jinzai Kaihatsu Building, 2-11-5 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 102-0072, Japan
TEL: +81-3-5276-7131
Officers：
Representative Director
Hiroshige Fukuoka
Director
Toshiyuki Sekido
Director
Jun Kobayashi
Global Network
A Track Record That Spans the Globe
We have delivered numerous business transformation and core-system proposals that achieve business optimization, supply chain integration, multi-company coordination, and visibility into management performance through connected operations. Our consultants and partner firms—based both in Japan and abroad, with extensive international experience—are ready to support you.
Global Partners
Asia
- Web Synergies Group(Singapore)
- Unisol Minds(India)
- NTQ(Vietnam)
- Nagarro(India)
Americas
- SpiceTG
- Scion
Europe
- Jan Baan(Netherlands)
- 4 Keys B.V.(Netherlands)
- Hicare(Italy)
- Innovites(Netherlands)
Case Studies
- Implementation of management information, order management, and production management systems for an optical components manufacturer’s Hong Kong office and Chinese factory.
- Technology transfer of a Swedish operating model and system migration as a result of the acquisition of a Japanese manufacturer.
- Setting up a virtual organization and supply-chain planning across Japan, the Philippines, and Vietnam for an air-controlling equipment manufacturer.
- Engaging local implementation vendors in major Asian countries and delivering overall project management.
- Supporting the expansion of Japan-originated manufacturing software into the United States and key Asian markets.
- Supporting the deployment of a Netherlands-based cable and fiberl-products solution at a Japanese-owned company in North America.
Our Professionals
Hiroshige Fukuoka
President & CEO / Consulting Director
B.Eng., Chiba University; M.S., Case Western Reserve University
At Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI), responsible for design and structural analysis. Earned an M.S. in Civil Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. After joining Nihon Time Share Co., Ltd., led Japanese sales of Sybase—which became the de facto standard for financial institutions in Japan. Subsequently served concurrently as Headquarters Director at Baan (Netherlands; now Infor) and as Vice President for Asia Pacific, developing the manufacturing ERP market in Japan and across Asia. Founded Future Knowledge Consulting Co., Ltd. in 2000.
Toshiyuki Sekido
Director / Consulting Director
Embedded software development for semiconductor manufacturing equipment / Development of in-house cost management and production management systems / Participated in company-wide business transformation projects / Concurrently served as head of production management and IT at the Onomichi plant / Sales and implementation consulting at a scheduling-software vendor / ERP implementation and factory-level transformation consulting in production, manufacturing, and procurement / 20+ years of consulting experience
Jun Kobayashi
Director / Consulting Director
B.Eng., Sophia University
At NEC Corporation, designed electronic circuits for disk and drum devices. Subsequently served as Marketing Director at Nihon Digital Equipment Corporation (Japan DEC), where he led CIM marketing for the semiconductor and discrete manufacturing industries—achieving the No.1 market share. Served as Partner Program Director at Baan Japan, and was a founding member of Future Knowledge Consulting Co., Ltd.
Toshifumi Kawano
Consulting Director (Strategic Planning)
For over 20 years, has been engaged in business strategy and digital transformation projects, primarily in the manufacturing industry. Through standardization activities at U.S.-based industry bodies (OMG(1), BAGuild(2)), has participated in digital projects for both Japanese and local companies in the United States, the Netherlands, ASEAN countries such as Singapore, and across China. Joined Future Knowledge Consulting as a partner in 2025, leading clients’ DX project launches with a focus on integrating management and operations through digital technology, and on developing digital talent.
(1) As a member of the Object Management Group VDML Working Group, contributed to standardization and validation activities. (2) Active as a working member of the Business Architecture Guild Manufacturing Reference Guide.
Hideyuki Sugiyama
Consulting Director
Fujitsu Limited / Fujitsu Japan Ltd. — ERP Business / Planning of the Business Integration Platform / Manufacturing DX Producer
Future Knowledge Consulting Co., Ltd. — Consulting on ERP IT-strategy planning / Hybrid production-management IT planning / Sales support system planning and implementation / Sales innovation consulting with a DX perspective / Manufacturing DX business-innovation consulting
Megumi Inoue
Consulting Director / Project Manager
Three M(founding member)Co.,Ltd / Future Knowledge Consulting Co., Ltd. — Core-system consulting experience (order management, procurement, inventory, costing, budgeting, production, receivables, payables) / Systems consulting experience (overall IT planning, RFP development, business requirements definition) / Project management experience (planning, WBS development, task management, progress management, budget management) / Extensive operational experience in manufacturing, logistics, plant/facilities, and trading industries / Passed CPTA exam subjects: Corporate Tax, Income Tax, and Liquor Tax
Kenji Nagahori
Project Manager / Business Consultant
Nihon Digital Equipment Corporation (Japan DEC) / Future Knowledge Consulting Co., Ltd.
・Project Management
WBS development, progress management, risk management, issue management, running progress meetings, vendor control
・Upstream work
System planning, AS-IS / To-Be modeling, requirements definition, RFP development, vendor selection
Operational rollout preparation. Industry strengths: manufacturing, trading / wholesale. Functional strengths: production management, sales management, procurement management, inventory management
Kenji Osanai
Consulting Director
Sekisui Chemical Hokkaido / PricewaterhouseCoopers / Dentsu Soken Inc. / Future Knowledge Consulting Co., Ltd.
Logistics transformation and distribution-automation system implementation / Implementation of standalone and consolidated accounting systems (ERP) / Project-level actual-cost calculation and actual-cost framework development / Sales-management core-system rebuild / Cost-reduction proposals and production-management core-system rebuild
Functional strengths: sales & marketing, procurement & logistics, manufacturing & production management, logistics management, service, supply chain. Combines hands-on operations + strategy + systems expertise.
Hidehiro Doi
Consulting Director
Osaka University
Hitachi Cable, Ltd. / Hitachi Metals, Ltd. / Future Knowledge Consulting Co., Ltd.
Requirements Definition: ERP (business Fit & Gap), CRP / Requirements gathering, object-oriented analysis
Business knowledge: sales, procurement, inventory, design, production planning, production results, cost accounting, quality assurance
Project Management: scheduling, progress management, vendor management / 10+ years of PM / PMO experience
ERP experience: Glovia.com, Oracle EBS, SAP
Access
Address :
2F Jinzai Kaihatsu Building, 2-11-5 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0072, Japan
Access from Nearest Stations :
If you are traveling by public transit, the following stations are most convenient.
JR Chuo-Sobu Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Yurakucho Line, Tozai Line, Toei Oedo Line
From Iidabashi Station :
5 minutes on foot from Subway Exit A5
8 minutes on foot from Subway Exit A2
Approximately 8 minutes on foot from the JR East Exit
From JR Chuo-Sobu Line :
Suidobashi Station Approximately 10 minutes walk from the JR West Exit
From Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Hanzomon Line, and Toei Shinjuku Line :
Kudanshita Station Approximately 10 minutes walk from Exit 7
Phone
+81-3-5276-7131