Korea’s industrial robot sector is now the world’s fifth-largest, aided by systematic and consistentgovernment policy over the past decade. It is still heavily reliant on imports for key parts however,and the industry is fragmented, consisting of many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in...

This report examines the place of China’s automobile industry in the global market and analyzes the recent, rapid increase in Chinese automobile exports. In addition, the implications carried by the rise of Chinese auto exports for the Korean automobile industry are identified and analyzed

This study focuses on the demand sector of smart factories, especially policies related to the introduction of smart factories by small and medium sized manufacturers. As will be explained later, discussions focusing on SMEs are important because the gap in capacity and resources between large...

This study takes a comprehensive look at the overall flexibility of regulatory governance in Korea, including the design, implementation, and monitoring of the many issues surrounding regulatory reform that stand in the way of innovation growth. Based on the findings of the analysis, the paper...

The purpose of this report is twofold. First, to describe the digitalization of modern manufacturing and U.S. businesses' adoption of digital technologies and identify the implications for policy carried by these trends. And second, to provide recommendations for competition policy in Korea...

Digital transformation exerts diverse impacts on the value chains of existing industries. Specific impacts depend on how given technologies are used. Along with the attributes of the respective industries to which small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) belong, the effects of digital...

The BSIs for the 3rd quarter of 2014 suggest that the weakness in manufacturers’ business conditions has continued. The BSIs of sales and domestic demand have worsened since last year. Furthermore, the BSIs on facilities investment, operation ratio of facilities, employment, and financial...

The BSIs for the 3rd quarter of 2015 suggest that manufacturers’ economic sentiment is far from bright. A majority of BSIs are in a recession, showing below the baseline (100). However, the BSIs on inventory have improved since the 1st quarter 2015

The BSIs for the 2nd quarter of 2015 indicate that manufacturing firms have continued to report weakness in their economic sentiment. Specifically, sales (92), domestic demand (93), exports (94), ordinary profit (90), operation ratio of facilities (98), and financial condition (87) are in a...

Outline of KIET Quarterly Manufacturing Business Survey Index BSI surveys were conducted in 379 domestic manufacturing firms. Respondents answered online-based questionnaires that include 7 scale choices from March 4, 2015 to March 20, 2015. The questionnaire is composed of 10 items including...