Clockspeed and Supply Chain Analysis for Transceiver Industry of Optical Communication

• Main Authors: Chih-Yuan Fan, 范志遠
• Other Authors: James T. Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/80420681897530930969

碩士 === 國立清華大學 === 工業工程與工程管理學系工程碩士在職專班 === 94 === Abstract The booming economy of Mainland China in recent years has been leading enormous change to global economy. As one of the closest neighbors, Taiwan is almost inevitable excluding itself from the rapid change in the role-playing on the world economic stage when facing these tough impacts coming from Mainland China. Over the decade, quite a large number of Taiwanese industries have moved forward to Mainland China and some other ambient countries, many of business competitive advantages which were accumulated for decades with Taiwanese firms are losing drastically during the period. Since the development and production of optical transceiver industry do not possess long enough history in Taiwan, there are actually few sufficient advantages performing in the aspects of cost and technology internationally, moreover, the shortage of product differentiation has been lessening the competitive advantage of local industries as well. In order to keep away from the severe game of price competition in optical transceiver business, we are urged to discover an amount of competitive niches for solving existing and coming difficulties of competence here in Taiwan. Based on the theory and infrastructure of clockspeed analysis by Dr. Charles H. Fine, the optical transceiver manufactures of Taiwan is being chosen as the scope of the study where a new model for improving the industrial competitiveness to relevant enterprises in Taiwan is been proposed and illustrated. The main purpose of the study is to probe into the supply chain and clockspeed of Taiwan’s optical transceiver industry, realizing the status quo and future possibilities to the industry in detail primarily. And following by using the clockspeed theory, we analyzed the dynamic supply chain of a firm to create the framework of case study. Starting the study by means of documentation analysis, while most of which were being found on the web sites or being published in journals or public information etc. To deepen the profile of research outcome, a series of practical business interviews have been performed for some of the specified enterprises within the industry. Finally, to sum up the results of investigation, interview and analysis for the case study, the final conclusions come into being. In addition to considering the management of raw material and goods inventory on supply chain design, taking the view of clockspeed analysis is essential as well for more completely conducting products design, where the production process with the sense of supply chain is considered. To avoid from the threat such as Intel inside occurred, the designs for supply chain need to be taken into account during the phases of product design and product development. By going through the case study on supply chain analysis with business strategies of make or buy, contracting and resource acquisition, the model for enhancing competitive advantages is been built up and it might be provided as a reference for the purpose of further studies.