TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The adoption of automation has been suggested as one source to establish the competitiveness of manufacturing industries. The importance of government's role in promoting the automation adoption has been recognized. The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan has been promoting the “Manufacturing Automation Promotion Policy (MAPP)” for more than 10 years. From the perspective of the government agent, whether the MAPP was effective is the most concerned issue. However, there is no research on evaluating the performance of MAPP undertaken by the government. This study aims to fill the gap.Design/methodology/approach– This study employed survey method; and a questionnaire was delivered to prospect respondents through the IDB promotion team.Findings– According to the analytical results, it was found that responding department has a significant impact on understanding automation policy and the need for technical personnel; enterprise size significantly affects needs for technical personnel.Practical implications– The research findings show, by implication, that the MAPP conducted by the Taiwan's IDB has been effective to a certain degree. Several suggestions for further advancing the effectiveness of the MAPP are made.Originality/value– This study is the first research to examine the performance effectiveness of MAPP conducted by Taiwan's IDB. After a comprehensive literature, this study suggests that the program effectiveness can be evaluated in terms of awareness of MAPP, understanding of MAPP, benefits of MAPP, perceiving automation policy as incentive, needs for policy assistance, and needs for technical personnel.
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
SN  - 1741-038X
DO  - 10.1108/17410380610639515
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/17410380610639515
AU  - Chang Tien‐Hsiang
AU  - Chiou Chyou‐Huey
AU  - Fu Hsin‐Pin
AU  - Chao Pei
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - The effect of the government's manufacturing automation promotion policy in Taiwan
T2  - Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 73
EP  - 88
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -