This diploma thesis deals and comprehensively unifies the theoretical knowledge in the field of turning, grooving and parting of material. Furthermore, the thesis also deals with the theory of cutting tool materials as well as tool’s construction and shape characteristics. In the practical part of the thesis there is proposed procedure and conditions necessary to perform the experiment of the tool force loaded measurements, as well as the technical description of the grooving process. Last but not the least, all the measured data is evaluated and plotted into dependencies, from which the results and recommendations for the optimal groove cutting with the particular cutting tool are made.

In the past, due to the duplication technology and mass production, the industries in Taiwan had the chance to grow rapidly. But because of the high strength at a low cost, China has become a world factory in recent years and Taiwan can no longer keep the leading position in manufacturing. The shortened product lifespan certainly plays an important role. Taiwan is now facing a challenge of maintaining the competitiveness and sustainability. Each enterprise faces different threats in business environment, and the solutions they carried out would make a great impact on the applied strategies. The quantitative and SWOT methods were used in this study in order to analyze the advantages, disadvantages, opportunities and threats they faced in period of transition; how they reacted under influence of company culture and resources was also explored and it is hoped that the correct transforming timing, direction and strategy can then be made. HY Company was the subject of the case study. Their investment was doubled after the transformation because the expensive components and equipments are required for aerospace applications and safety is the main concern for production. Special quality control and production process both have to be well monitored. Staff trainings are conducted constantly. However, the cost structure or management system is facing huge challenge. According to the analysis of Boeing, aerospace industry will keep on growing in the coming 15 years. It undoubtedly is the best opportunity to transform the local traditional machining business into the international aerospace industry. It is hoped that the systematic assessment method can help the business owner to make the correct decisions and possess the unique competitive advantage, such as applying the high efficient management system to manufacture products that cannot be reproduced and the reliable quality as well as the stable delivery can provide an un-replaceable value, hence. this is the key factors of making a successful transformation.

Taiwan is an economical body whose major profit is from exporting products. In recent years, electronics industry is becoming the most important role in the exporting trade and makes low profit by manufacturing products for international company and brand. According to the theory of smile curve that invented by Mr. Stan Shih, a founder member of Acer, manufacturing always locates in the bottom of the curve and makes lowest profit. Moreover, in the both high ends are brand (R&D) and marketing (sale/ after service). If the companies would like to climb from bottom to high ends, taking merger and acquisition strategies is the fastest method. Acer and Asustek try to build up their own brands, and Hon Hai, a leading foundry company in Taiwan, wants to enlarge scale, reduce cost, they all use merger and acquisition strategies to achieve their goal rapidly. Hence, the study is focus on Acer, Asustek, and Hon Hai. Through short-term, middle-term, and long-term changes of stock price, we can understand how M&A patterns, amounts, and ways in M&A strategies influence result of M&A. Adopt multiple regression methodology to analyze these above-mentioned factors, and find the factors that influence the result of M&A from empirical studies. The effect of M&A patterns, amounts, and ways gradually weaken. Due to the theory of behavior finance, we may get an inference that there is overreactions or underreactions (momentum effect) in short-term changes of stock prices. But the momentum effect passes off over time. In addition, with Porter¡¦s five force analysis, advice that the company should analyze the competitive intensity in the industry, and develop its core competence. Then taking adequate M&A strategies, and grasping the timing of market can help firms grow up quickly, and get shareholders¡¦ support wholeheartedly.

This graduate student is probing into the improper assessing system and its problem which is resulted from pursuing high growth and high profitability under a over-competition banking environment in Taiwan in recent years. As the result, the graduate student thinks that not only influences customer's rights and interests, even impacts the performance and long-term sustainability of a bank. That also drives more reputable and outstanding talents to leave Taiwanese private bank to relocate to new lands like Hong Kong even Singapore. Under the circumstances when Taiwanese government is launching ¡§The Minimum Taxation System¡¨yet without suitable supplementary measures, these by private banker from Taiwan created a trustworthy, steady, and apt-in-communication parking shore to the fleeing funds from Taiwan. As this huge economy in China's Mainland drives the mobilizing of the engine, this trend and mighty torrent are brought Chinese crowd and money tide, have drive the whole Asian economic taking off, has created more production of Asia ' the new rich class '. Overall arrangement that the private bank always only offering ethnicity's service of high assets is positive too to come to Asia, improve occupation rate of market is enough to show high assets ethnicity of Asia already form economic scale. In the past, because the middle class of Asia, in order to promote the goal and ideal of the high assets ethnicity, must create the wealth of the multiple fast with limited resources, so the trade foundation is a relatively more suitable investment way, but after the assets reach considerable scale, their demand is changed into value preserving and transformation of assets, as for basic way of the administration expense, could offer the high assets that customers stabilized the assets to manage the purpose and efficiency. This research uses Porter 5 force analysis to attempt to compare quality and transition of two kinds of models. What is critical private banking business is professional and suitable products, and to build up a comprehensive and structural platform. So far it is still a long journey of private banking in Taiwan to plan the fix-income product and texture planning before Taiwan government can be more opened in its relevant policies and regulations. Hoping the finding and discovery of this research can give play to the function advocated in the practice is used in the future, one wealth management style of ' win-win ' after all make customer and long-term management of bank.

The semiconductor equipment industry of Taiwan, through their constant efforts and continuously endeavor, hope with their ripe productivity that lead enterprises to sustainable business and development forever. Many equipment suppliers pursue advanced technology and develop new equipment in order to improve the competitiveness. Starting from developing the equipment for the back-end of production line, they finally reach 15% of self-production rate after years of effort. However, they only achieve 5% at the front-end; there is indeed a lot of space for growth. Through studying the development process of the equipment of M Company, we will find they become one of the most competitive companies in this industry by continuing to strengthen the ability of R&D and enhance service quality. This research explores the key successful factors of M company by focusing on interview, through SWOT analysis and Porter 5 force analysis, will conclude that indeed there is significant competitiveness. During researching and analyzing, we summarize the following points: 1. Correct orientation of products 2. Good expansion and adoption of R&D talent 3. Speed of new research and development meet customer¡¦s demand 4. Good ability of customer management 5. Advantage on competitive time and cost 6. Vertical integration capability 7. Flat organization Observe and track the improvement continuously, make M Company and semiconductor equipment companies obtain better achievement in the equipment industry of Taiwan. This research can be classified as key successful factors. Because the period of time and material still has space for improvement, we expect this is constructive to younger generation of R&D, and all the equipment suppliers.

Abstract Essentially, In vitro diagnostics (IVD) testing play a key role in early disease detection; effectiveness of patient treatment monitoring throughout the progress of disease and improve decision-making for healthcare system. Several studies have demonstrated that IVD testing result in huge financial and therapeutic benefit. Taiwan IVD market has been growing rapidly in last decade due to launch of National Health Insurance policy¡Bgrowing of geriatric population¡Bimprovement of living quality¡Bconsciousness of personal health. However, this is also driving Taiwan IVD market in a highly competitive market place, it anticipated that the escalation will not only jeopardize the healthcare quality but also affect entire healthcare resources utility and increasing healthcare cost as a whole. The research analyzed the causative of Taiwan In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) industrial is based on the framework of macroeconomic environment¡Bindustrial organization structure¡Bcompetitive marketing behavior and industrial market performance. The research found that macroeconomic environment for Taiwan IVD industrial is favorable; the industrial is presenting a mild dispersed structure and the causative for escalation was mainly caused from strategic homology among industrial enterprises. In addition to this finding, the research also developed a possibly differentiate strategy to avoid escalation throughout the learning innovation process and enterprise process reengineering as to help industrial enterprises from developing future long term strategy.

Abstract The biotechnology industry is an industry that uses applied science and bioengineering to employ living organisms or parts of organisms to make or modify products. Although there are many websites, databases, and research instruments focused on this field, the information given is still incomplete. Therefore, in this research report we will find that Taiwan¡¦s Biotechnology Industry has certain characteristics: it is going through its developing period, it has long research & development cycles, faces many government rules and regulations, has a complex value chain, is technique intensive, innovation oriented, has low energy dependence, high add-value, etc. After analyzing the literature and data from the case company, the results of the research indicate that: 1. Product: There is high threat from substitutes, so the case company should emphasize its differences from other products, make product level enlargements, create more extensions to their products, recheck its product positioning in the market to reduce threat. 2. Price: The case company should refer to the market price when deciding on a product price; they should take a more active approach in their pricing strategy. Moreover, they should take into consideration the whole operation system when deciding on a price by evaluating each product¡¦s break-even-point. 3. Place: The case company uses traditional methods of transporting its products, so it should enlarge its logistic channels, to make the products more popular and easier to buy. They should use a vertical marketing system to reduce the relocation of resources, and reinforce the sales techniques of its salesmen. 4.Promotion: The case company uses direct marketing so they know their customers¡¦ needs, but they have limited customer resources. The company should increase its product publicity, and improve its promotion strategy and public relationship to draw in more potential customers. Key words: Biotechnology Industry; marketing theory; five force analysis;4P analysis

This study examined and compared static, countermovement, and rebound-type drop jumps from the upper and lower extremities among USA Junior National Team male gymnasts. Twenty-one gymnasts performed two repetitions each of upper (UE) and lower extremity (LE) static (SJ), countermovement (CMJ), and drop (DJ) jumps on a force platform. Average measures of maximum jump height (MXHT), peak force (PF), rate of force development (RFD), and peak power (PP) were calculated for analysis. In addition, sample-specific allometric scaling was used to scale PF and PP. Four 2x3 repeated measures ANOVAs were calculated for analyses. Statistically significant main effects were observed for UE vs LE for MXHT, PF, RFD, and PP (all p < 0.001). Statistically significant main effects for jump-type were also observed: MXHT, PF, RFD, and PP (all p < 0.001). Finally, statistically significant extremities x jump-type interaction effects were obtained for MXHT, PF, RFD, and PP (all p < 0.001). These gymnasts showed better performances in CJs relative to SJs, but performances were unexpectedly poorer in the DJs. Despite using rebound-type jumps in tumbling and vaulting with UE and LE, the DJs did not appear to capture the athletes’ stretch-shortening cycle skill or may reflect poor stretch-shortening cycle skill.

Aims: The principal aims of this research were 1) to extend existing knowledge of the everyday sit-to-walk (STW) transfer in subjects with stroke and in matched controls by exploring temporal, kinematic, and kinetic aspects, and 2) to investigate the relations between some clinical and laboratory measures of postural control and locomotion in stroke rehabilitation and research. Methods: Ten community-living subjects with stroke (mean age 59 years) and ten matched controls were enrolled in the STW studies (Studies I, II, and IV). In the study regarding relations between clinical and laboratory measures the same samples (part of Study II) and also 20 outpatient subjects with stroke (mean age 50 years) participated (Study III). Data collections were performed in laboratory environments with clinical assessment instruments, video cameras, force plates and a movement analysis system. Results: 1) Study I: A temporal aspect of STW was studied. Four phases were defined. The subjects with stroke used significantly more time during the 2nd STW phase, defined from seat-off to the loading peak of the 1st swing leg. Study II: A movement aspect of STW was investigated. The stroke subjects generated significantly less centre of mass momenta in horizontal and vertical directions, and the momenta peaks occurred significantly earlier than in the controls. Study IV: A force aspect of STW was explored. The subjects with stroke generated significantly larger propulsive impulse beneath the (non-paretic) stance buttock and significantly more braking impulses were exerted by both buttocks and particularly by the stance foot. 2) Part of Study II: A strong correlation was found between the clinical measure Fluidity Scale and the laboratory measure Fluidity Index. Study III: Moderate correlations were shown between Berg Balance Scale, ratings of weight distribution during quiet stance, and force measures. Conclusions: The findings of the STW studies show a changed force interaction between the lower extremities post-stroke, likely influencing movement patterns and temporal characteristics of the everyday transfer. The results are considered to reflect compensatory motor strategies. The results of the studies on relations between some clinical and laboratory measures indicate that the strength of the relation is multidimensional.

In the trend of international development, multinational corporations should face three major international challenges: global integration and coordination, regional differences and responses and global innovation and learning. The backgrounds and motivations that enterprises adopt the strategy of internationalization are different. Whereas, enterprises to implement international strategies will inevitably involve the design and layout of channels. Therefore, ¡§Distribution Channel Strategies¡¨ are the major business strategies of the overseas subsidiaries of multinational corporations. Today is the era of ¡§who controlling the channels will win.¡¨ Besides providing superior quality products or service, enterprises should have adequate channels to, with lower cost or shorter transferring time, give customers convenient points to purchase and send the products to the target market, therefore, to create a good business performance. This thesis focuses on the distribution channel strategies of multi-national companies and gives a case study of ¡§Taiwan Furukawa.¡¨ We investigate internal and external environments and the business performances of two distribution channel strategies, and use case study method to the empirical analysis, which belonging to a single case design with a single design pattern of the subject. Three industry analysis methods, including value chain analysis, SWOT analysis, and five force analysis, is adopted to analyze the internal and external environments. We find that the sharp drop in revenue alerted Taiwan Furukawa to investigate the agencies and corporate customers in the sales network. They found the problem is that the business objectives of the agencies and Taiwan Furukawa are inconsistent, causing a significant reduction in sales volume. Then, the revenue has grown significantly after Taiwan Furukawa adopting ¡§direct sales¡¨ and ¡§zero-stage channel¡¨ substituting for ¡§indirect sales¡¨ and ¡§one-stage channel,¡¨ respectively. Above all, we find the ¡§zero-stage channel¡¨ has three functions, including direct sales, information channel, and customer service.