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2011 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Inter-firm Dynamics in Notebook PC Value Chains and the Rise of Taiwanese Original Design Manufacturing Firms
Published in: The Dynamics of Local Learning in Global Value Chains
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Since the late 1980s, outsourcing and offshoring by large multinational electronics hardware manufacturers have driven the formation of global value chains (GVCs) producing a wide range of products, especially in East Asia. The rise of Taiwanese notebook personal computer (PC) manufacturers is, perhaps, the most striking example. By 2008 Taiwanese contract manufacturers accounted for approximately 92% of worldwide shipments of notebook PCs (Information Industry Yearbook 2009 Compilation Team 2009). In addition to manufacturing, they have increasingly provided product design services in their role as original design manufacturers (ODMs) for brand name PC firms such as Dell, HP (Hewlett Packard), Apple, and Toshiba.