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A study of effect on competitive advantage by R&D strategy and its process management of a global company - Based on the case of XXX Semiconductors company

Continuous research and innovation had played the most important role for an enterprise to maintain his competitive advantage and ensure his sustainability. However, new product life time is getting shorter as known, it¡¦s getting more and more customize-designed products, and the needed technology also upgrade quickly. In order to face the global competition as we are forced to, an enterprise have to develop a new product instantly according to customer need, and take a leading position in the market by well aligning with technology trend, integrating internal & external resources, and best utilizing own core competence.
This study designs a framework for a research & development strategy planning and its process management by referring to a new business model. By case study methodology, it had been investigated how a global company practice with the 7 key success factors which had been designed in the framework. These key success factors are : 1.Globalization 2.Customer and partner relationship 3.New product concept and technology 4.Build a effective and more innovative organization 5,Project portfolio management 6.Excellent Business Balanced Scored Card 7.Apply continuous improvement methodology on research management.
This study had also investigated the company¡¦s performance on his technology leadership, intellectual property & patent and new product development performance. It can be primary conclusion that a completely integral research & development strategy planning and intensive/systematic research & development process management will do help a enterprise to have competitive advantages.
It¡¦s also observed this research & development framework is quite in line with new business model, and all concerned factors and its process are very similar, which means an new business model is also valid for innovation activities of a company, who should consider long term strategy, new product and market scope, differential basis, own core competence and strategic resources, value network of suppliers and partners, global sourcing by joint-development, merge and technology transfer in order to have the needed new technology so that can create the maximum benefit for company.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0819104-122116
Date19 August 2004
CreatorsKUEI-KANG, TZOU
ContributorsDavid Shyu, Tu Yi - Min, Chang-yung Liu
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Formatapplication/pdf
Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0819104-122116
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