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Abstract
This paper analyses the educational, intellectual, and research and development (R&D) performance of Taiwan for 30 years from 1981 to 2010. Two input factors of the total R&D expenditure as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) and educational expenditure per student at Taiwan universities, along with the three output factors of the total annual number of papers published in the Science Citation Index and Engineering Index, number of students receiving higher education, and per capita gross national product (GNP). The input and output are used to perform the necessary calculations of window analysis within the framework of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The consensus of the results points to the existence of multi-time periods where Taiwan's performance is technically efficient and inefficient. The major events that have affected and shaped Taiwan's educational development and performance are explored and presented. This shows that the educational system of Taiwan has made great strides over the years.
About the Author
Shad Dowlatshahi is a Professor and Coordinator of Operations Management/Supply Chain Management at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Iowa. His research activities focus on reverse logistics, supply chain management, service operations, manufacturing systems and strategy, concurrent engineering, purchasing and materials management, re-engineering in higher education, and quality management. He has published over 120 journal articles, books, book chapters, and proceedings in refereed academic and professional outlets. He has presented and published extensively at national conferences. He has also served as a member of the editorial board and/or referee for a number of academic and professional journals. Dowlatshahi was the recipient of the Chancellor's Outstanding Teaching Award given by the University of Texas system. He has also received several other prestigious teaching awards throughout his teaching career. He is an active member of DSI and APICS.
Notes
1 Sources: The National Statistics of the Republic of China (Taiwan), http://eng.stat.gov.tw/mp.asp?mp=5; the National Science Council of the Republic of China (Taiwan), http://web1.nsc.gov.tw/; the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan), http://www.cbc.gov.tw/mp1.html; the Council for Economic Planning and Development of the Republic of China (Taiwan), http://www.cepd.gov.tw/encontent/; the Industrial Development Bureau, http://www.moeaidb.gov.tw/; Ministry of Education of Republic of China (Taiwan) (2010).