TABLE 3
FROM:
Determinants of Competitiveness in Logistics: Implications for the ASEAN Region
Jose Tongzon
BACK TO ARTICLETable 3. Reasons for choosing Singapore: manufacturing firms
| HP | Micron | Mitsubishi | Panasonic | Siemens | Philips | Average | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Market potential/purchasing power | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2.33 | 11 |
| (b) Domestic economic and political environment | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.50 | 3 |
| (c) Related and supporting industries | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.33 | 7 |
| (d) Technology base | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3.67 | 10 |
| (e) Government policy and regulations | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.67 | 2 |
| (f) Social and cultural environment | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3.83 | 9 |
| (g) Executive procedures and services | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.00 | 8 |
| (h) Incentives for foreign investors | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.50 | 3 |
| (i) Buisness practices and operation systems | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.50 | 3 |
| (j) Infrastructure development | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.83 | 1 |
| (k) Supply and logistics chain management strategy | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.50 | 3 |
| (l) Others | 0.00 | |||||||
| (Local partner) | 0.00 | |||||||
| (Government-led business environment) | 0.00 | |||||||
| (Regional management, language, ) | 5 | 0.83 | ||||||
| (Intellectual property protect) | 5 | 0.83 | ||||||
| (Competitive environment) | 4 | 0.67 | ||||||
| (Availability of trained people) | 4 | 0.67 |
Source: Based on the survey results.
Note: These factors were selected based on the author and the selected firms' inputs; the scale or score ranges from 5 (very important) to 1 (least important) and thus the higher the score, the more important is the factor in question.
