影響電子連接器產業之核心競爭力之變數有原材料供應、產業地理群聚、匯率穩定度、垂直整合、產品安全與法規要求、綠色環保產品要求、無線技術應用、新應用領域需求與顧客品質要求。 The 3C-based electronic connectors have steadily become the critical elements in the computing industry, especially in light of the recent flourish and the increasing importance of the information technology. The purposes of the present study were to assess the core competences of the electronic connectors in Taiwan from the perspectives of their resources, capabilities, strategic usage, and value-added products and services offered by many of those manufacturers as well as the product differentiation among various competitors and their ability to enter into new markets. As such, this research was designed to investigate the factors that might affect the core competences of the manufacturers.
Based on in-depth interviews with top executives of a few manufacturers in Taiwan and the subsequent analyses, the key points of findings in the study may be summarized as follows:
The study also identified the following variables that had substantial influences on the core competences of the Taiwan’s electronic connectors industry. They included adequate supply of raw materials, stability and proper control of the foreign exchange, adoption of the vertical integration, laws and regulations concerning the product safety, the concept of green products, applications of the wireless technology, high quality control as required by customers, and the need for new applications.
