A comparative performance evaluation of Taiwan's high-tech industries. (7th February 2005)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Chung-Jen; Yeh, Quey-Jen
• Is Part Of: International journal of business performance management. Volume 7:Number 1(2005)
• Page Start: 16
• Page End: 33
• Publication Date: 2005-02-07
• Subjects: performance evaluation -- high-tech industry -- DEA -- data envelopment analysis -- Taiwan -- performance efficiency -- performance measurement -- semiconductor industry -- computer industry -- communications industry -- photoelectronics industry -- precision equipment industry -- biotechnology industry; Industrial management -- Periodicals; 658.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1368-4892

Abstract

This study applied Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), a multiple inputs-multiple outputs evaluation tool, to analyse the comparative performances of six high-tech industries currently developed in Taiwan. These six high-tech industries are semiconductor, computer, communications, photo-electronics, precision equipment, and biotech. The results indicate that computer and semiconductor industries have the best performance. Communications, photo-electronics, and precision equipment industries perform at the middle level, while the biotech operates at a worst level. Communications and photo-electronics industries have a satisfying average scale efficiency score, but a poor pure technical efficiency score. On the contrary, the biotech industry reveals a lowest average scale efficiency score, but a highest pure technical efficiency score among the six. A slack analysis was used to analyse the gaps between the optimal and current inputs and outputs to achieve an improvement direction for each sector.