• 2020.11.1
• Assistant Prof. Shuho Yamada moved to the University of Tokyo as an assistant professor.

• 2017.12.18
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Bracke from Wuppertal University in Germany has joined our laboratory for a 2-week research stay as a guest professor. (2017.12.17-2018.01.04)

• 2016.08.27
• The article titled "Upgradable Design for Sustainable Manufacturer Performance and Profitability and Reduction of Environmental Load," authored by Mr. Shuho Yamada, was accepted for publication in "International Journal of Automation Technology."

• 2016.08.24
• Mr. Masato Shimada made an oral presentation in the Universal Design 2016 (UD2016) at York, UK.

• 2016.06.12
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Bracke from Wuppertal University in Germany had joined our laboratory for a 2-week research stay as a guest professor. (2016.6.12-6.27)

• 2016.05.22-24
• Assoc. Prof. Masato Inoue made an oral presentation and chaired a session in the 23rd Conference on Life Cycle Engineering (CIRP LCE 2016) at Berlin, GERMANY.

• 2015.12.02
• Mr. Shuho Yamada made an oral presentation in EcoDesign at Tokyo.

• 2015.09.18
• Mr. Masato Shimada and Mr. Yoshiaki Murata made poster presentations in 10th International Symposium on Mechanics, Aerospace and Informatics Engineering (ISMAI-10) at Jinju-si in KOREA.

• 2015.09.16-17
• Assoc. Prof. Masato Inoue made an oral presentation and chaired a session in the 13th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM2015) at Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM.

• 2015.09.06-07
• Mr. Wataru Suzuki, Mr. Sota Takahashi and Mr. Yosuke Takeuchi made oral presentations, and Dr. Inoue chaired a session in 4rd International Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering (iDECON 2015) at Tokushima.

• 2015.08.05
• Prof. Tetsuo Yamada, our collaborator, and Assoc. Prof. Inoue received an Outstanding Paper Award for 23rd International Conference on Production Research.

• 2015.02.10
• Mr. Wannes van den Bossche from University of Leuven in Belgium had joined our laboratory for a 5-week research stay as a visiting scholar. (2015.2.10-3.14)

• 2014.12.
• The article titled "Material Based Low-Carbon and Economic Supplier Selection with Estimation of CO₂ Emissions and Cost Using Life Cycle Inventory Database," co-authored by Prof. Tetsuo Yamada, was accepted for publication in "Innovation and Supply Chain Management."

• 2014.11.18
• Mr. Shuho Yamada made an oral presentation in Going Green -- CARE INNOVATION 2014 at Vienna in Austria.

• 2014.11.14
• Meiji University concluded the inter-university exchange agreement with University of Wuppertal in Germany.

• 2014.09.23
• Mr. Shuho Yamada made an oral presentation in 3rd International Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering (iDECON 2014) at Melaka in Malaysia.

• 2014.09.01
• The article titled "An Upgradable Product Design Method for Improving Performance, CO₂ Savings, and Production Cost Reduction: Vacuum Cleaner Case Study," was accepted for publication in "International Journal of Supply Chain Management."

• 2014.09.01
• Mr. Shunsuke Iijima, Mr. Masato Iwasaki and Mr. Shuho Yamada made oral presentations, and Dr. Masato Inoue chaired a session in the The 3rd International Conference on Design Engineering and Science (ICDES2014) at Pilsen in Czech Republic.

• 2014.07.07
• Dr. Masato Inoue made an oral presentation and chaired a session in the 11th International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM 14) at Yokohama.

• 2014.06.23
• Dr. Masato Inoue introduced Japan and Meiji University in Wuppertal University at Japantag.

• 2014.06.19
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Bracke, our collaborator, made an oral presentation in the 21st CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering (CIRP LCE 2014) in Norway.

• 2014.06.07
• The article titled "Optimal Disassembly System Design with Environmental and Economic Parts Selection for CO₂ Saving Rate and Recycling Cost," co-authored by Prof. Tetsuo Yamada, was accepted for publication in "International Journal of Supply Chain Management."

• 2014.04.04
• We hold a farewell party for Mr. Robin Roj from Wuppertal University in Germany.

• 2014.03.16
• The international collaboration with Wuppertal University in Germany was introduced in the website.

• 2014.02.21
• We hold a welcome party for Mr. Robin Roj from Wuppertal University in Germany.

• 2014.02.19
• Mr. Robin Roj from Wuppertal University in Germany had joined our laboratory for a 7-week research stay as a guest scholar. (2014.2.19-4.7)

• 2014.02.14
• Design System Laboratory 's official website renewed!

• 2013.12.04
• Dr. Inoue was invited to the lectures at the University of Wuppertal in Germany.

• 2013.11.22
• The article titled "Collaborative engineering among designers with different preferences" was published in "Concurren Engineering: Research and Applications."

• 2013.11.02
• The article titled "Application of preference set-based design method to multilayer porous materials for sound absorbency and insulation" was published in "International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing."

• 2013.10.16
• The article titled "CDMF-RELSUS Concept: Reliable Products are Sustainable Products - Influences on Product Design, Manufacturing and Use Phase," co-authored by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Bracke and Prof. Tetsuo Yamada, was accepted for publication in "International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing."

• 2013.09.24
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Bracke, our collaborator, made an oral presentation in the 11th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing at Berlin, Germany.

• 2013.09.18
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Bracke gave a third lecture in Meiji University.

• 2013.09.13
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Bracke gave a second lecture in Meiji University.

• 2013.09.04
• Dr. Masato Inoue made an oral presentation and chaired a session in the 20th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering at Melbourne, Australia.

• 2013.08.27
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Bracke gave a first lecture and we held a welcome party for him.

• 2013.08.24-09.20
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Bracke from Wuppertal University in Germany has joined our laboratory for a 4 week research stay as a guest professor.

• 2013.06.12
• The article titled "Disassembly System Design with Environmental and Economic Parts Selection using Recyclability Evaluation Method," co-authored by Prof. Tetsuo Yamada, was accepted for publication in "Journal of Japan Industrial Management Association."

• 2013.05.18
• Our article titled "Collaborative Engineering among Designers with Different Preferences: Application of the Preference Set-Based Design to the Design Problem of an Automotive Front-Side Frame" was accepted for publication in "Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications."

• 2012.10.30-11.01
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Bracke and Prof. Tetsuo Yamada who are our collaborators made an oral presentation in 10th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing @ Istanbul, Turkey.

• 2012.09.12
• Dr. Masato Inoue visited Dr. Semih Severengiz at Volkswagen in Germany.

• 2012.09.10
• Dr. Masato Inoue visited Prof. Rainer Stark at Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) in Germany.

• 2012.09.06
• Dr. Masato Inoue made an oral presentation in the 19th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering at Trier, Germany.

• 2012.08.26
• Prof. Rainer Stark of TU Berlin in Germany came to Japan, and we had a discussion.

• 2012.08.09
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Bracke and Mr. Jens Michalski of University of Wuppertal in Germany visited our laboratory.

• 2012.07.24
• Our article titled "Decision-Making Support for Sustainable Product Creation" was accepted for publication in Advanced Engineering Informatics.

• 2012.04.20
• "Modern Design Engineering (ISBN: 978-4-339-04625-0)," co-authored by Dr. Inoue, was published.

• 2012.04.12
• Launched a new website.