Abstract
Taiwan has proven itself successful at both
inventing the key technologies leading to the development of 5G (fifth
generation wireless technology)-related industries and serving as an
indispensable link in the burgeoning 5G-industrial global supply chain. This
study analyzes the current state of Taiwan’s 5G industry via the utilization
the purpose of this study is to the Dynamic Slacks-Based Measure (DSBM). To
achieve this purpose, a dynamic-data production process model was developed to
analyze the 5G industry’s overall relative efficiency. Results indicate that
(1) key chip-producing companies typically experience increased efficiency
following 5G R&D industry development investment, and that said companies’
relative efficiency is, indeed, affected positively by R&D investment; and
(2) key chip companies’ relative increases of efficiency were higher than those
of brand terminal and downstream-industry-category companies, while companies
with higher levels of R&D investment exhibited relatively higher and more
significant levels of efficiency. Finally, it was discovered that the relative
efficiency of Taiwan's 5G-related industries’ R&D investment was, indeed,
statistically significant in terms of the Taiwanese government’s industrial
policies regarding 5G R&D investment.
Keywords:
Dynamic Slacks-Based Measure (DSBM), 5G Industry, R&D Inputs.