INVESTIGATION OF THE OPERATION EFFICIENCY OF MOBILE PHONE MANUIFACTURE IN TAIWAN

• Main Authors: Peng-chun Tang, 湯澎君
• Other Authors: Jui-chen Chang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26605745526144679697

碩士 === 南華大學 === 財務金融學系財務管理碩士班 === 97 === 　　Majority of previous studies on cell-phone industry in Taiwan focus on the efficiency of cell-phone service sector, but rarely on the relative management efficiency and productivity vicissitude of the cell-phone manufacturers. This research applies Data Envelopment Analysis and Malmquist Productivity Indices to study the compiled data during the period of 2003-2006 from 16 marketed cell-phone manufacturers for evaluating their technical efficiency and productivity vicissitude. This result may serve as supplemental references for the management efficiency. 　 　　This research shows that Foxconn Electronics, Compal Communications and Quanta Computer ranking respectively the top three manufacturers for the best technical efficiency; however, DBTEL Incorporated, Inc. is the poorest performer. The average Total Factor Productivity (TFP) of all manufacturers is 1.036, showing a 3.6% total average growth in terms of industry productivity; the productivity is based on the growth of technological change rate. Compal Communications, Compal electronics, Foxconn Electronics Inc. and High Tech Computer showed growth in TFP, Nventec still kept the same pace; however, others are on the decline. Comparing the technical efficiency and productivity vicissitude among them, we can divide this industry into four major types. The most competitive high growth and high efficiency type consists of Compal Communications, Inventec Appliance Corporation, Compal electronics, Foxconn Electronics Inc, and Nventec; however, Qisda Corporation, Arima Communications, LiteOn Technology, ASUSTeK Computer, DBTEL Incorporated, Wistron NeWeb, Wistron Corporation, MITAC Technology Corporation and Wus Printed Circuit are the lest competitive low growth and low efficiency type. The manufacturers of low growth and low efficiency type require improvements in both productivity and technical efficiency to increase their competitiveness in this industry.