| Author | Nien, Chin Chung |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. IE-91-22 |
| Subject(s) | Taiwan--Manufactures
|
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This research is an empirical study
manufacturing industries selection in a newly
country, the Republic of China on Taiwan.
on appropriate
industrializing
Based on reviewing literature pertaining to industrial policymaking and appropriate industry and the current status of Taiwan's
economic and industrial developments, the selection criteria and
sub criteria have been identified. A proposed selection model was
developed on the basis of a multiple criteria decision-making
(MCDM) approach. The multiple criteria approach is an integration
of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and past data evaluation
method. The past data evaluation method was used to provide
absolute measurements for alternatives to overcome the cumbersome
occurring to AHP while the number of paired comparisons among
alternatives is large.
Through a structured questionnaire, via a mail survey
supplemented by individual interviews, 63 experts from both public
sector and private sector of Taiwan provided the primary data for
the model, and the secondary data f o r the model were collected from
some governmental publications. Geometric-mean method has been used
to synthesize the judgements from experts to obtain the consensus
on relative importance of criteria and sub criteria. The priority
weights for criteria and sub
criteria were determined by AHP through
a hierarchical representation and pairwise comparisons and the
local priority weights for candidate manufacturing industries were
determined by past data evaluation method.
The results from public and private sectors were aggregated to
yield the overall priority weights for criteria, sub criteria, and
candidate manufacturing industries. It showed that the
environmental concern is the most crucial issue for industrial
development in Taiwan and the most preferred manufacturing industry
is the electrical machinery & appliances industry. The findings and
recommendations can be suggested as a guideline for industrial
policy-makers. |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tabucanon, Mario T.
|
| Examination Committee(s) | Tang, John C.S. ;Nagarur, Nagendra N.
|
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Taiwan Power Company , Republic of China |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991 |