1. Taiwan's bicycles industry A-Team battles Chinese competition with innovation and cooperation.
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Brookfield, Jonathan, Ren-Jye Liu, and MacDuffie, John Paul
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ECONOMIC competition ,STRATEGIC planning ,BUSINESS planning ,PLANNING ,NEW product development ,BICYCLE industry ,SPORTING goods industry ,BICYCLE & bicycle parts manufacturing - Abstract
The article focuses on how the bicycle industry A-Team of Taiwan fights Chinese competitors through cooperation and innovation. It provides an overview on the A-Team, an association of 19 Taiwanese bicycle assemblers and suppliers that was formed in 2002, and its role in revitalizing the declining industry due to Chinese competition. It also discusses how the A-Team was able to achieve success in improving the industry's performance and increase its export volume and average unit price. It mentions that the A-Team accomplished its success through its product development, production efficiency, cooperation and innovation strategies.
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- 2008
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