從交易成本理論探討武器系統獲得管理之策略

THE STUDY OF WEAPON SYSTEM ACQUISITION STRATEGIES BASED ON THE TRANSACTION COST THEORY

丁元台(Yuan-Tai Ting)

指導教授 ： 李弘暉

元智大學/管理學院/管理研究所/碩士(2003年)

摘要

近年來，我國武器採購預算每年平均約在五百億台幣，佔國防總預算五分之一強。然而所投資的成本是否發揮應有的功能與效益，是全體國人所關心的話題。我國武器系統獲得管理制度、組織、程序、法規建立甚晚，經個人數年工作心得，在整體運作上尚有許多精進的空間。
本文主要研究的主題是從交易成本理論出發，配合代理成本、價值鏈活動、鑽石體系等相關理論，考量國家安全、社會經濟及國家利益，探討如何在國防自主與武器外購政策間取得一最符合現階段台灣政治環境與國際關係的武器獲得策略。並檢討目前我國武器獲得系統組織、架構、程序與管理上的一些迷失，提出變革建言，期使成本極小化。以及如何運用有限資源在發展國防工業之同時亦能兼顧民間工業，提升產業競爭力。
本研究採用文獻分析法為方法論，藉由它國武器獲得發展沿革史文獻中之成功與失敗案例及學者相關之研究報告，來印證目前實務所觀察到的現象。並提出現階段我國武器獲得最適化的建議及國防政策應調整的方向，俾供決策者及工作執行者之參考。

關鍵字

交易成本理論 ； 代理成本理論 ； 價值鏈活動 ； 鑽石體系 ； 軍售 ； 國防自主 ； 武器外購 ； 武器獲得

並列摘要

The annual cost of weapons procurement of the Republic of China has reached the figure of NT$50 billion recently, which constitutes more than one fifth of its total defense budget. However, the concern of the whole nationals is if the investment could maximize the effectiveness of the function of defense forces. The author has learned from his working experience that the delayed establishments of managerial institutions, organization, procedures, and regulations of weapon systems acquisition in the Republic of China leave many rooms for improvement in overall operations.
This study focuses on the theory of Transaction Cost Economics, refers to related theory factors of agency cost, value chain activity and diamond system, and aims to develop the acquisition strategy that can best serve current national political and international relations framework as the compromise of indigenous defense and foreign procurement policies. Furthermore, it reviews the shortcomings in current weapon system acquisition organizations, structures, procedures, and management, and suggests the ways forward to improve and minimize acquisition cost. Finally, it explores the measures to utilize limited resources in both developing defense industries and commercial industries to increase industry competitive advantage.
This paper adopts literature research methodology to investigate the successful and failure cases of weapon systems acquisition from the historical development of other countries such as the United States and Japan. The literature research maps the phenomenon observed from the author’s working practices. As a result, it proposes the approach to optimize weapon systems acquisition and points out the direction for defense policy adjustment, which could serve as the reference for decision makers and acquisition practitioners.

並列關鍵字

transaction cost economics ； agency cost theory ； value chain activity ； diamond system ； foreign military sales (FMS) ； indigenous defense ； foreign procurement ； weapon acquisition

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