A Study on Purchasing Management of Taiwanese Manufacturers

• Main Authors: Shih-Ming Hsu, 許世明
• Other Authors: Andrew C. Pan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2001
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/05030563647896245016

碩士 === 國立臺灣科技大學 === 企業管理系 === 89 === Purchasing management is an important area of research, especially to industrial manufacturers. There are many research findings in this area in Taiwan. Most of these, however, provide only incomplete findings. In order to understand more, a survey was carried out in consecutive years. The survey focuses on five dimensions, namely: product competitive factors, factors of suppliers selecting, evaluating criteria of supplying performance, the evaluating process of the suppliers, and interaction/cooperation with suppliers. The purpose of research is to underline the purchasing practices of Taiwan manufacturers, and to provide with useful suggestions. In this study, we paid attention to factors that an industrial buyer would pay attention to in selecting a supplier, the number of suppliers to be used for both important and general materials/parts, the interaction/cooperation between buyers and suppliers. The data we use in the study include those of 1996, 1998 and 2000. The descriptive statistics, the correlation analysis, t-test, and One-Way ANOVA test are used to summarize the industrial purchasing strategy of Taiwan manufacturers. Based on the findings, we try to outline the purchasing management practices of Taiwan manufacturers, their strength and weakness, and improvements. The research provides useful insights, and useful for improving purchasing practices of Taiwanese manufacturers.