tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post319466637611237640..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Paper on Parade: Technological innovations and industry clustering in the bicycle industry in TaiwanMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-82294887263235860092012-11-09T15:08:59.855+08:002012-11-09T15:08:59.855+08:00You are right Michael amazing information related ...You are right Michael amazing information related Taiwan and China. If anyone plan <a href="http://chinese.culturextourism.com/" rel="nofollow">Travel to China or Taiwan</a> read hereAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395830726343308599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-57580519986971507432011-11-07T08:47:31.707+08:002011-11-07T08:47:31.707+08:00Back in the 70's, another organization "M...Back in the 70's, another organization "Metal Industries Research & Development Centre" also did research in hand brazed frames which was required to build high quality thin walled tubing frames at that time. KHS sent a team to Japan for special training, some of the team ended up working WheelKing, the maker of my first Reynolds 531 frame. My second frame (which is also my current frame) was hand brazed at KHS using a Japanese made CroMoly tubing.<br /><br />Those were the days when I was the main person writing bicycle articles in Taiwan.<br /><br />KHS chairman (now over 100 whom was still living the last time I met with his son) was the head of the Bicycling Association at that time and hosted some international events, two of which I provided support in.<br /><br />GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-35572443071114058682010-02-17T11:55:03.528+08:002010-02-17T11:55:03.528+08:00ITRI is so huge, but it's really borderline co...ITRI is so huge, but it's really borderline commercial in that it brings in so much revenue each year. Too bad the major campus is in Hsinchu. The southern extension in Tainan I bet is a lot more fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-72700703182667156482010-02-14T14:59:53.413+08:002010-02-14T14:59:53.413+08:00I think there is a very interesting observation to...I think there is a very interesting observation to be made regarding Taiwanese and Chinese industrial culture. China's is based on the Soviet model, while Taiwan's is a Japanese model. The result is omnipresent in the quality of the products.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-16051330971587293642010-02-14T10:13:17.661+08:002010-02-14T10:13:17.661+08:00"rain squall" is redundant. You should j..."rain squall" is redundant. You should just say "squall".Chaonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716593360671034412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-44389562268655415702010-02-14T07:02:41.561+08:002010-02-14T07:02:41.561+08:00PS and Stefan, excellent comments.PS and Stefan, excellent comments.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-15701587654524990102010-02-14T04:53:37.053+08:002010-02-14T04:53:37.053+08:00Well the problems of Taiwan today, are the problem...Well the problems of Taiwan today, are the problems of China tomorrow. <br /><br />Taiwan has already walked the path which China wants to pursue now. Producing cheaply (with low labor costs, and significant damage to the environment) and copying proven designs. Once they've reached the point where they become the technological leaders, the path forward is no longer clear. You don't know in advance if costly R&D (like carbon fibre) will pay off, your expenditure in developing new products becomes significant and harder to calculate at the same time, rising living standards eliminate the labor cost advantage. As a result growth goes down, unemployment goes up.<br /><br />It's not clear how to move forward from there - other technology leaders like Japan, Germany or the US have not developed a clear answer either. They might console themselves with the thought, that the best any competitor can hope for, is to reach the same position sooner or later.StefanMuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041616398172997165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-78623032493576996732010-02-14T00:58:48.577+08:002010-02-14T00:58:48.577+08:00Michael,
Enjoyed the summary. It has occurred to ...Michael,<br />Enjoyed the summary. It has occurred to me that the need for constant, incremental evolution in bicycle design seems well-suited to the personality of Taiwanese, who are eternally flexible and curious. I wonder if that has been a factor in their success.<br /><br />I was also interested to learn that ITRIT funded carbon frame development. The technology is not easy. I know a very senior technical guy at Boeing who advised the leaders that they were taking the wrong approach to the 787 wing-body design. He (an avid cyclist) pointed out that the bicycle makers were way ahead of Boeing in certain analysis techniques, and recommended that Boeing talk to them to get some insight. Boeing did not, and the very problem that this guy foresaw happening, did happen, and Boeing lost a year and $3 billion while redesigning the 787.P. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11503894022260641010noreply@blogger.com