Industrial Development Corporation Research Articles

TARO - TAPPING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF A MINOR AUSTRALIAN CROP

Taro is the fourteenth most important food crop by production in the world, yet in Australia it barely makes the top 100 and is relatively unknown by most of the population. Production of about 1000 t is predominantly from the wet tropical coast of north Queensland with small supplies from the Northern Territory, southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. Bun Long is the most widely produced variety and is preferred mainly by Asian consumers in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Lesser quantities of Pacific taro types are also produced. These are preferred mainly by Pacific Islanders in Australia. However, imports of Pacific taros, mainly from Fiji, are about treble the total Australian supply of all taro. Presently there are severe threats to the survival of the two major industries on the wet tropical coast - sugar and bananas. A range of alternatives is much needed. Taro is one crop that should be considered but its successful expansion depends on significant improvement in the efficiencies of production, connecting suppliers to consumers via strong supply chains and major awareness campaigns and education of consumers to properly appreciate the very special qualities of taro. Current developments include the establishment of a taro chip (crisp) factory at Babinda (Far North Queensland) with support from the Australian Government's New Industries Development Program (NIDP). Also the Australian Government's Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) have been supporting research projects on aspects of industry mechanization, taro chip production feasibility and the investigation of export market potential of Japanese taro to Japan. A project funded by RIRDC to specifically assist in industry development has recently commenced.

Globalisation and inequality in South Africa: modelling the labour market transmission

This paper draws on a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to evaluate the extent and causes of income inequality in South Africa after 1994. In doing so the paper extends the CGE-modelling approach in South Africa by incorporating dynamics into the comparative static CGE model used by the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa. The 1995 Social Accounting Matrix for South Africa prepared by DRI-WEFA SA (Pty) Ltd. (now Global Insight Southern Africa) is used as database. The results from the paper is consistent with evidence from recent household and firm-level surveys in South Africa and supports labour market reform coupled with social security as instruments to achieve more equitable outcomes from globalisation.

Unfinished business: Ayukawa Yoshisuke and U.S.-Japan relations, 1937-1953

Ayukawa Yoshisuke (1880-1967) was the founder of the Nissan conglomerate and the leader of the Manchuria Industrial Development Corporation, one of the linchpins of Imperial Japan's efforts to economically exploit its overseas dependencies. Despite his close association with the Japanese government from the 1920s to the 1950s, Ayukawa was a proponent of free trade and global economic interdependence. He sought to lessen state control of Japan's economy by trying to attract foreign - especially American - capital and technology in the years surrounding World War II. In the postwar era in particular, Ayukawa actively pushed the growth of small- and medium-sized firms, yet his efforts were ultimately unsuccessful. In Unfinished Business, through exploring the reasons for Ayukawa's failure, Iguchi illuminates many of the economic problems of today's Japan.

Performance‐based Quality Assurance of Electronic Hardware: With a Focus on Shortening Time‐to‐market, Per‐Erik Tegehall, IVF Industrial Research and Development Corporation, Mőlndal, Sweden (www.ivf.se), 2002, 75 pages

<i>Performance‐based Quality Assurance of Electronic Hardware: With a Focus on Shortening Time‐to‐market</i>, Per‐Erik Tegehall, IVF Industrial Research and Development Corporation, Mőlndal, Sweden (www.ivf.se), 2002, 75 pages

Effect of Monomers in the Structural Modification of Natural Rubber During Grafting with γ‐Ray Irradiation

Nonirradiated latex (NIL), irradiated latex (IL) and the latex grafted separately with monomers such as styrene, butyl methacrylate (BMA), methyl methacrylate (MMA), and cyclohexyl methacrylate (CHMA) were prepared from natural rubber obtained by Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation, Bangladesh. Morphology and mechanical properties of the six different rubber films were observed by mechanical testing, optical microscopy, and x‐ray diffraction methods. An inhomogeneous electron density is developed as a consequence of cross‐linking and grafting during irradiation. The resultant structure includes density fluctuation of several nanometers to microns as revealed by small‐angle x‐ray scattering (SAXS) and microscopy. The rubber elasticity is enhanced due to the network structure, resulting in high tensile strength and high elongation in the IL. Aggregation of the grafted latex increases tensile strength and decreases elongation. Consequently, the greater the population of aggregates in the grafted film, the lower the elongation values. The mechanical properties and corresponding structures are explained by a polymer gel theory using a spring model. Considering numbers of junction N and the average length of the spring L with the spring constant k, the tensile strength (T) is proportional to NkL max. As the elongation at break (E) depends on L max (the maximum length of L), the relative value of N can be estimated from the mechanical results by (T/E)3/5. The experimental results are well explained by the gel theory. Existence of large‐sized aggregates by grafting and homopolymerization increases stiffness and brittleness of the rubber material.

Globalisation of the World's Wine Markets

This paper is a revision of an Invited Paper for the Australian Conference of Economists, Adelaide, 1‐3 October 2002. The research on which the paper draws was funded by the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation, the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, and the Australian Research Council. Thanks are due to Nick Berger for his pioneering work in developing a prototype of the database and model used in this paper (see Berger, 2000) and to an anonymous referee for helpful comments.

The impact of arms production on the South African manufacturing industry

The 1977 UN arms embargo was one of the main factors which led South Africa to establish a largely self sufficient import‐substituting arms industry capable of meeting the apartheid state's demand for sophisticated weaponry. While macroeconomic studies suggest that high military spending had a damaging effect on economic growth, no studies have investigated the disaggregated impact of military expenditure on industrial development. This paper applies panel data methods to the Industrial Development Corporation's Sectoral Database in order to analyse the level effects of military spending.

Human–robot interaction in an aircraft wing drilling system

This work examines a robot drilling system in the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation of Taiwan. Work procedures, human errors and robot failures are also assessed. Based on those assessments, countermeasures and feasible recommendations are proposed to enhance the hybrid system's safety and performance. In addition, some of the recommendations are applied toward the system studied herein, along with the implementation results presented as well. Relevance to industry Industrial robot safety and performance can be advanced through the collaborative efforts of ergonomists and practitioners investigating the work environment and the interaction between humans and robots. based on their observation, sound recommendations regarding human factor-related issues can be made. Therefore, this survey provides a valuable reference for human–robot system designers and practitioners.

中国におけるケナフ栽培研究と製紙への利用計画

Kenaf is being appreciated anew in Japan as a substitute of pulp woods from viewpoints of global environmental conservation. Japan Kenaf Association focussed one of the projects on assistance to kenaf pulping in China and several times sent missions to Hunan and Anhui Provinces and also to the Headquator of kenaf project in China, Paper Industry Development Corporation in Ministry of Light Industry, in Beijing.This paper reports the survey on the present status and future plan on R & D concerning with kenaf cultivation and papermaking from kenaf bast and whole stems in China. It can be concluded that there are three important areas for development of kenaf papermaking, Yuanjang City, Hunan Province, Huainan Auhui Provice and Zhejiang Province. Kenaf papermaking plan in the 8th 5 Year Plan was also outlined.

Foreign and local investment in the South African Motor Industry 1924–1992

Abstract Capital investment is the lifeblood of industry — without investors willing to finance manufacturing capacity, South Africa would not have a motor sector. As a key element in South Africa's economic history, however, research into patterns of investment across and within specific sectors has been woefully neglected. This paper explores the history of investment and disinvestment in the South African motor industry over the last 70 years — from an outlay of £11 000 for the first vehicle assembly plant in 1924, to today's investment of well over R5 billion by the assemblers alone. 1 State Archives (Pretoria), Department of Commerce and Industry, (HEN) 60/2/1 pt 1, H. Stockelbach, Director, Ford SA, to Secretary, Board of Trade and Industry (BTI), 11/2/25; Naamsa presentation to the National Bargaining Forum, April 1991: Slide 18 The essay describes the sources, scale and motivation behind investment and disinvestment in both the assembly and components manufacturing sectors. This encompasses private investment by overseas and local firms, as well as financing by the government-owned Industrial Development Corporation. While the paper purports to cover the entire history of the industry's development, the bulk of the attention is focused on the post-1960 era, as the period in which investment in the industry has grown most rapidly. It should be noted that the paper merely scratches the surface of this vast and many-layered topic. A much more thorough excavation of individual sectors and companies is required to provide a fuller understanding of South Africa's largest secondary industry, and of the country's role in the international economy.

Divestment Strategy and Share Valuation: Case Study of a Public Sector Development Bank in India

Development Banks (DBs) are specialized financial institutions created for the purpose of balanced industrialization. A development bank has to act more as a promotional agency than a mere financial institution. Therefore separate institutions have been set up, namely State Industrial Development Corporations (SIDCs) in almost all the states in India for undertaking promotional activities. With the growing role of Development Banking in India, the SIDCs are facing financial hardships as they are wholly dependent on Government grants. The paucity of funds for SIDCs has prompted them to opt for divestment of their shareholdings from the existing units to recycle the funds for increasing industrial promotion. Divestment decisions are concerned with the quantum and timing of divestment and the determination of share prices for this purpose. SIDCs are different in that their divestment decisions need not be primarily guided by economic factors (capital appreciation). Highlights the divestment policy and share evaluation models adopted by a development bank, namely Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation Ltd, which is basically responsible for transforming an agrarian Indian state (Andhra Pradesh), into a moderate industrial organization.

Strategy and Structure in a State Industrial Development Corporation

What are the variables determining the organization structure of public sector enterprises in developing countries? Are they different from those of private sector organizations in developed and developing countries? Venkataramana and Sarma attempt to answer these questions by examining in depth the structure of the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (APIDC), which has been set up by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to promote industrial development in the state. The authors examine how APIDC'S structure has evolved and assess the performance of the organization against the stated objectives. They state that APIDC's structure has so evolved as to subserve the strategic interests of a dominant coalition which relies on political power in decision making.

The Performance of Public Sector Enterprises: 1981-1986

This paper examines the operational performance of seven public sector enterprises in the large-scale manufacturing sector which include the Federal Chemical and Ceramics Corporation (FCCCL), National Fertilizer Corporation (NFC), Pakistan Automobile Corporation (PACO), Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), State Cement Corporation of Pakistan (SCCP), State Engineering Corporation (SEC), and State Petroleum Refining and Petro-chemical Corporation (PERAC). Together, these seven corporations have some 67 units under their control. Performance assessment can be undertaken in financial and economic terms. Under the former, the key indicators of performance include profitability ratios such as the Gross Profit Ratio, the Return on Investment Ratio, and the Return on Equity Ratio. Other financial ratios include the Debt: Equity Ratio, the Current Ratio, the Acid Test Ratio, the Asset Turnover Ratio, the Return on Asset Ratio, and the Net Profit Margin Ratio. These ratios may also be called Solvency and liquidity Ratios as they measure the financial performance of the enterprise concerned. The measures listed above dealing with the financial profitability of enterprises are estimated in the annual reports of the Experts Advisory Cell, of the Ministry of Production, Government of Pakistan.

Why have an Industrial Development Corporation... after 40 years?

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Social Information and Government-Sponsored Development: A Case Study from West Pakistan

Greater governmental participation in economic organization in the developing countries is increasingly an accomplished fact and, ostensibly, an irreversible trend. In Pakistan it is manifested by several governmental organizations; the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) has been selected to represent it for purposes of this study. To what extent are criteria based on social information ideas applicable to this new development? To answer this question, three dimensions of PIDC were chosen for study in some detail. The conclusions that emerge are complex and mixed. PIDC's performance and some of its programs certainly cannot be understood in terms of purely economic criteria. In particular, its location policy can be meaningfully evaluated on the basis of the social benefits it was formulated to generate. There exists, however, the need to proceed with caution and vigilance, for the danger of social information being used to justify waste cannot be entirely ignored.

Zambian Economic Reforms

April 19th, 1968, has now become one of the memorable dates in Zambian history for on that day Dr. K. D. Kaunda presented to the nation at Mulungushi his economic blueprint for the proposed future development of this country. In it the President unequivocally analyses and exposes present weakness and difficulties, following this with a general policy plan coupled with specific intentions to alleviate the current problems. The analysis is bold and the solutions are striking, for the aims of the speech are clearly to produce such measures as will enable Zambia to control its own economic destiny. This is to be achieved by stimulating the agrarian sector, particularly at the level of the peasant farmer; restricting and prohibiting the operations of resident expatriate and foreign entrepreneurial structures and individuals within defined commercial and geographical areas; positively encouraging the country's citizens to fill the business void deliberately created by the exclusion of non-Zambians from certain fields of activity; and, finally, by government acquiring the majority shareholding in specific companies which are considered to be of importance to the economy. These shares are to be held by the existing parastatal organisation, the Industrial Development Corporation. The overriding principle behind this plan is Humanism and it is to this that the successes and shortcomings can be attributed. Whereas the concepts of individual initiative, profit motive and private enterprise are freely used and accepted, that of capitalism is anathema. This insoluble dichotomy arises because the theory of Humanism cannot accept gross individual profiteering and considers that in such cases the profit motive should be controlled and applied in the interests of society. The term capitalism, as used within the speech, could possibly be questioned as it appears to be linked with the interpretation held by the populace which inextricably connects and confuses it with 'exploitation', 'colonialism' and 'neo-colonialism'. If this were merely a semantic problem, it could be lightly dismissed but in fact it has had practical repercussions in policy making. Throughout the statement there is an obvious attempt to prohibit the growth of individual economic power beyond a certain

Planning the Flatlands Urban Industrial Park

The Flatlands Urban Industrial Park will be the first publicly sponsored industrial park in the city of New York. The site, occupying 93 acres in Brooklyn, will be reserved for high performance manufacturing uses and accessory uses which will be compatible with adjacent mixed development. The plan will permit industrial plants ranging in size from 20,000 sq ft to 35,000 sq ft at one level, on lots between 220 ft and 700 ft deep, each served by a street and a rail spur. Eighty per cent of the total area is planned for new industrial sites of which 60% will be covered by buildings. An employee density of about 75 persons per net acre is expected. Although the development will be far more dense than suburban industrial parks, the overall environment will be similar. The cost of land acquisition and site improvements is estimated at $100,000 per net acre. All improvements will be constructed by a private developer under a lease agreement with the New York City Industrial Development Corporation, a nonprofit corporation.

Quarterly Notes

Public Administration and DevelopmentVolume 4, Issue 1 p. 60-65 Quarterly Notes Quarterly Notes First published: 01 January 1965 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1099-162X.1965.tb00647.x Mr. A. Rashid Ibrahim is Director, West Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation. Mr. A. A. W. Landymore is Assistant Secretary, Ministry for Overseas Development. Dr. R. Mansell Prothero is in the Department of Geography, Liverpool University. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume4, Issue1January 1965Pages 60-65 RelatedInformation

State Development Corporations: The Pennsylvania Experience

Between August I956 and October 1958, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania jointly with community nonprofit industrial development corporations, banks, and insurance companies initiated the financing of sixty-eight new manufacturing plants and plant expansions costing $23,700,000 and creating 11,761 new factory jobs, all of them in areas of substantial chronic unemployment. The commonwealth's participation in this financing has been extended through the new Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, a public corporation and instrumentality of the state government created by the General Assembly under the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Act.l

Industrial Development Corporations in India and Pakistan

Industrial Development Corporations in India and Pakistan