The Research of Supplier Involvement Model of New Product Development of Taiwan Digital Camera Industry

台灣數位相機代工業出貨量穩居世界第一， 2011年渴望突破五成，毛利率維持10%以上，堪稱台灣代工業的典範，除了具備一向擅長的低廉製造成本優勢，數位相機沒有共同平台與主流設計可以依循，如何兼具「低成本」、「創新」與「速度」，並掌握市場終端消費者的需求，成為核心競爭力，這對於一向習慣於大量複製的台灣電子代工業而言，是很大的挑戰。 本研究的宗旨在於探討台灣數位相機代工業的供應商涉入新產品開發模式，以廠商內部因素與供應商條件考量兩個構面，透過個案研究的方式，深入訪談個案公司的研發高階經理人，探討影響數位相機廠商的供應商涉入產品開發的因素，研究對象是台灣數位相機代工業中的經營卓越的兩家上市公司，不論在公司規模、市佔率與產品開發成熟度上都具備代表性，透過個案訪談與個人參與觀察，輔以次級資料蒐集與相關文獻的學理驗證結果，提出以下的研究發現與建議，期望能提供其他台灣電子產業與後續研究參考與建議。 1. 經營卓越的台灣數位相機代工廠商會透過產業鏈上游垂直整合的方式，與關鍵元件供應商建立密切的合夥關係並視為企業的延伸，共同解決問題，以降低交易成本，穩定供貨，掌握品質。 2. 台灣數位相機代工廠商非常重視關鍵零組件供應商的研發能耐與其技術規劃是否符合品牌客戶的需求以及市場趨勢，是產品生命週期短的消費性電子代工業能夠建立兼具「創新」與「速度」兩種核心能耐的關鍵。 3. 台灣數位相機的產業鏈互賴結構密切，代工廠商與供應商合夥程度高，對代工廠商短期生產力的提升與長期策略優勢有相當大的幫助。 關鍵詞：數位相機代工，供應商涉入，新產品開發，垂直整合Taiwan digital camera shipment has been ranking worldwide first these years. Acoording to authoritative research, Taiwan is forecasted to take more than 50% of worldwide digital camera production market share in 2011. The major difference between digital camera and computer for OEM companies is that digital camera does not have common platform and design to follow. Except the Taiwan OEM industry’s strength, low production cost, how to establish and remain the core competenace of low cost and fulfill innovation and speed simutaniousely and know end-customer’s requirements are seriouse challenge for Taiwan electronic OEM industry. This research adopts “Case Study” research method to study the supplier involvement model of new product development of Taiwan digital camera OEM industry. Frame work is consisit of digital camera manufacturers and suppliers. Target compaies are two listed and big scaled companies of Taiwn stock market which have outstading performance in market share and marketplace, product research and development.There’re three findings of this research: 1. Taiwan outstanding digital camera OEM companies establish close partnership with key component suppliers and take suppiers as extension of their firms to decrease transation cost, stabilize supply and product quality. 2. Taiwan digital camera OEM companies pay much attention to whether the product research and development capability of key component suppliers could meet branding companies’ requrirements and fulfill market trend. This is very ctrical factor for consumer electronics industry which is well-known for short product life cycle could establish their two core competencs: innovation and speed. 3. The interdependence of Taiwan digital camera supply chain between OEM manufactures and suppliers is very close. Their strong partnership helps OEM manufactures increase their shot-term productivity and establish long term strategy. Keywords: Digtial Camera OEM, Supplier Involvement, New Product Development, Vertical Integratio