Toshifumi Suzuki, Chairman and CEO of Seven and I Holding Co, has been widely credited as the mastermind behind Seven-Eleven Japan's spectacular rise. Although Seven-Eleven Japan began as a small licensee U.S. convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Inc (then Southland Corporation) in 1974, it grew to become the highest grossing retailer in Japan, eclipsing its sale, the parent-Ito-Yokado's . By 2005, he also owned a controlling interest in the 7-Eleven, Inc Over the years, the emphasis on fresh products Suzuki, innovative inventory management, as well as numerous technological improvements guided Seven-Eleven Japan's rapid growth. At the heart of this lie Tanpin Kanri, signature management Suzuki frame. "Hide
by Rajiv Lal, Arar Han Source: Harvard Business School 17 pages. Publication Date: July 12, 2005. Prod. #: 506002-PDF-ENG
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