Enhancing Logistical Competitiveness of Taiwan in Cross-Strait Economy by Arranging of a New Business Model

James Y.S. Liu

Associate Professor of International Trade Department and Dean of Continuation Education

Ta-Hwa Institute of Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan; e-mail: myfanyi@thit.edu.tw 

Abstracts:  

With ever-increasing growth on bilateral trade across the Taiwan Strait, it is argued in this paper that, contrary to conventional wisdom, urgency of cross-strait “Three Direct Links” may be on the wane. Instead, it is proposed that Taiwan may still leverage on this situation and enhance its global competitiveness.  Incidentally, it is found that Taiwan business firms have already adapted itself to the political economy of cross-strait relationship mostly by the vehicle of so-called investing and trading via third place. However, with some second best condition associated with this present model, a new business model incorporating the framework of global logistics is being envisioned. Potential performance of this new model will be elaborated, and policy required for successful execution of this new model will also be put forward.

Study on The Comparative Analysis of Semi-conductor Industry Between Developmental Trend and Co-competitive Strategy Toward Cross-Straight －
Based on Global Logistics Management View

Yuang-Shiang Chao

Instructor of Dept. of  Fianace and Banking, Yu Da College of Business

Doctorial Student of Dept. of Business Administration, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology (NYUST)

Abstract

In the past traditional times, IT industry in Taiwan has attracted many international manufactures which usually had played very important roles on OEM or ODM for the purpose of producing personal computers, in the meanwhile, by way of low-cost, high-quality and flexible marketing strategy to get many orders in the past ten years. Whereas, concerning about the competitive advantages of IT industry had been encountered incremental changes nowadays, not only more competitive than before but also facing the problems of profit-decreasing.

    IT industry in Taiwan had faced the keymoment whether they could still maintain sustainable growth or not. By way of transnational strategic alliances between corporations, without doubt, it’s necessary to establish globalized and overall systems to help IT industry promote up and develop their OEM and ODM business items through Global Logistics Management（GLM）to set up and maintain current riche and competitiveness within value-chained system of globalized IT industry. Because of increasing level of customers’ requirements, PLC shortened, industry-globalized and M & A between corporations, supply chain management（SLM）has going toward customers and suppliers and then extended forward cross-national、cross-organizational corporation relationship.

This study mainly analyze the difference in the intensity of industry competitiveness and riche in management between Taiwan’s semiconductor industry and that of China, making use of five kinds of analysis models. Within every analysis attempt, suggestions are also made as references to authorities and industry leaders for policy making and strategy formulation.Up to now, GLM has many differences from OEM and ODM. Taking TSMC for example within this thesis, it not only produced but also combined and sent to their customers.providing all-set distribution system. Where’s the developmental riche and competitiveness in the future , this issus was very important to take care considerately and thoughtfully.

Keywords: Global Logistics Management (GLM); Transnational Strategic Alliance; supply chain management (SLM) & ODM

Exploring the Trendency of Japan’s Scientific Policy and Training Program

Yu-Ting Lee

Associate Professor, Department of international Trade, Ta-Hwa Institute of Technology

Abstract 

    Because of Japan's economic recovery and Japanese enterprises’ vigor, Japan wins the global concerns from all walks of life again. In order to meet the changing environment, there are different annual issues shown in “White Paper on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology” or “White Paper on the Promotion of Science and Technology”. By recalling varied annual issues of such White Papers, we can understand the movement regarding Japan's “Scientific and Technological Policy” and “Talented People Development”. Thus, this paper explored the trendency of Japan's scientific policy and training program through reviewing some essential White Papers.

Keyword：Scientific and Technological Policy; Talented People Development; Training and Development

Cost Efficiency of IC Design Firms in Taiwan

Ying-Feng Chen,  Yung-Hsiang Lu

^＊Graduate Student, Nan Hua University Institute Of Financial Management

^＊＊Assistant Professor, Nan Hua University Institute Of Financial Management  

Abstract 

    This study gathers data information from 38 listed and OTC IC Design firms in Taiwan during the period from 2001 to 2005. We adopt Battese and Coelli’s(1995) model of stochastic frontier function to evaluate the cost inefficiency scores and inefficiency model simultaneously. Our empirical results are summarized as follows that cost efficiency scores of the sample firms improved year by year. The relationship between the Patent right and cost efficiency is significantly positive. The relationship between a IC Design firm’s scale and its cost efficiency is significantly negatively.

Keyword：IC Design, Stochastic Cost Frontier Function, Cost Efficiency, Patent

Fumimaro Konoe and the Sino-Japanese War

Peng-jen Chen

On the Global Expansion of Chinese Culture and Adoption of Traditional Chinese Characters

Chin-Zhu Ger