利用層次分析法替台灣獨立硬體製造公司
選擇物聯網IC供應商

在傳統的資訊通信科技產業裡, 特別是個人電腦相關產業, 硬體製造廠商面對的IC 供應廠商選項有限, 且解決方案多是根據業界統一界定的規格. 新興的物聯網產業沒有統一的規格, 而是根據不同的應用提出來的相互競爭的並持續演進中的不同技術. 由於預計2020年以前世界上會有數百億個智慧型終端設備, 每一個半導體廠商無不卯足了勁, 投入大量的資源希望能拿到最大的市場佔有率. 因此在台灣希望進入物聯網市場的硬體製造商面臨了如何選擇合適IC供應廠商的新問題. 選擇一個最適合自己需求的供應商有許多需要考慮的因素. 本論文依據台灣產業的現況提出5個因素作為公司評選IC 供應商的依據, 分別是廠商的穩定度, 產品提供的性能特色, 價格, 產品研發的支援, 以及供應廠品牌. 同時建議用Saaty 博士提出的層次分析法作為評比各個考量因素的方法, 並且作為公司決策單位達到集體共識的工具. 本研究論文藉由一個4人團隊以演示層次分析法中的比較, 衡量與比序過程, 以及如何達到最後團隊共識, 選出最符合決策團隊內每一個成員要求之最佳供應商. 本文發現價格雖然仍是重要的衡量因素, 但不是最大考量重點. 供應廠商本身的穩定與解決方案的性能特色, 才是面對這個議題時的最主要決定因素.

關鍵字

物聯網；層次分析法；集體決策；供應商選擇；無線感測網路

並列摘要

Compared with the traditional ICT industry, especially the PC related marketwhere limited IC solutions are available and mostly based on the same specification, thebooming IoT market has competing and evolving spec for different applications. With tens of billions of devices in the forecast, all IC makers are putting in tremendous amount of resources to try to get as much market share as possible. The hardware makers in Taiwan now face a problem as how to select a proper IC vendor to help enter the new emerging market. Various factors must be considered before the best candidate can be identified. Five factors are suggested by this paper, from the prospective of a Taiwan based IHV, as the vendor selection criteria, company stability, features of the products, pricing, support of the development, and brand of the vendor. Dr. Saaty's AHP is also suggested as the methodology to evaluate these factors and to reach a group consensus for the company's decision-making team. The AHP process for the criteria comparison, to rate and rank potential candidates, and to eventually reach a group decision of identifying the most suitable vendor that best fit every decision maker's expectation, are demonstrated by a team of 4 invited members. It is the founding of this research that, although still a significant factor, price is not the most important consideration. Instead, the vendor's stability and the features supported by its offerings are the top two concerns.

並列關鍵字

Internet of Things (IoT) ； AHP ； Group Decision-making ； Vendor Selection ； WSN

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