02464nam a2200241   450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000190007324500780009226000520017030000100022249000230023250001580025550200570041352014350047065000260190570000350193170000430196670000480200971000450205781000550210285600650215720260818223135.0170398         th                  eng    a.b1004467x1 aLoh, Chiew Yew12aA study of the characteristics of the metal-related industry in Singapore  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1975  a95 p.1 aThesis ;vno. 1129  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand  aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1975  aThe purpose of this study is to study the characteristics of the metal-related industry in Singapore during the period 1963-72. The metal-related  industry includes five industry groups-basic metal, metal product, machinery, electrical and transport equipment. The main features of these industry  groups are characterized by the growth of number of establishment, employment, output, value added, share of GDP in the national economy, structure of the industry groups (i.e. organizational structure and size distribution) 1 productivity performances (i.e. labor productivity and capital productivity), and skill intensity. The Cobb-Douglas production function is then used to  determine the contribution indices (i.e. production, capital, labor and efficiency indices) of each of the industry groups. Based on this attempt, the changes of technology influenced on each industry groups are studied. To obtain first hand information on the metal-related industry, a survey  has been carried out by despatching a set of questionnaires to the establishments which are the member of the Singapore Manufacturer's Association.  Their characteristics, organization structure, technical transfer, size distribution and their problems are then analyzed. A dynamic simulation is finally developed for the purpose of describing the present metal-related  industry in Singapore. Sensitivity analysis is then performed on some  policy changes. 0aMetal-workxSingapore0 aPakorn Adulbhan, eChairperson1 aSharif, M. N., eExamination Committee1 aTechapun Raengkhum, eExamination Committee2 aGovernment of Japan, eScholarship Donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. 1129  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B24123