Moving Up the Value Chain : A Study of Malaysia's Solar and Medical Device Industries
This report responds to a request by the Government of Malaysia to examine how Malaysia can move up the value chain in the solar and medical device industries. Through the lens of long-term development, the overall growth performance of the Malaysi...
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ACCESS ROADS AIR POLLUTANTS AIR QUALITY ALUMINUM AMBIENT AIR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE APPROACH ATMOSPHERE AVAILABILITY BALANCE CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY FACTOR CAPACITY FACTORS CARBON CARBON ECONOMY CARBON EMISSIONS CASH FLOW CLEAN ENERGY CLEAN TECHNOLOGY CLEANERS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO CO2 COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROL SYSTEMS CONVENTIONAL POWER PLANTS CORROSION CORROSIVE NATURE COST OF GAS CUSTOM CUSTOMS CYCLE POWER PLANTS DEBT DEW DIESEL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DOMESTIC GAS DUST ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRIC GENERATION ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION ELECTRIC UTILITY ELECTRICAL OUTPUT ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CAPACITY ELECTRICITY COSTS ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ELECTRICITY SALES ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSIONS EMPLOYMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT END-USERS ENERGY ALTERNATIVES ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY MIX ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES ENERGY SOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FRONT-END FUEL GAS GAS CONSUMPTION GAS PLANT GAS PRICE GAS PRICES GAS SUPPLY GAS TURBINE GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY GAS TURBINES GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEMS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY GLOBAL INTEREST GREEN HOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS OUTPUT HEAT HEAT EXCHANGER HEAT EXCHANGERS HEAT PRODUCTION HEAT RATE HEAT RECOVERY HEAT TRANSFER HIGH SULFUR CONTENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES IMPLEMENTING AGENCY INSTALLATIONS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERFACE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IRRADIATION KILOWATT HOUR KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION LAND USE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS LOCALIZATION MANUFACTURING MARKET SHARE MATERIAL NATIONAL GRID NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS PIPELINES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY OIL PARTICLES PEAK OUTPUT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONAL COMMUNICATION PETROCHEMICALS PETROLEUM PIPELINE PLANT EFFICIENCY PLANT OPERATION PLANT OPERATIONS PLANT OUTPUT POLLUTION POPULATION GROWTH POWER BLOCK POWER CAPACITY POWER GRID POWER PLANT POWER PLANTS POWER PRODUCER POWER PRODUCERS POWER PRODUCTION POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS POWER SECTOR POWER SUPPLY POWER SYSTEM PP PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS PRODUCERS PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROVEN RESERVES PUBLIC GOODS QUALITY ASSESSMENT RANKINE CYCLE RELIABILITY RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES RESULT RESULTS SITES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SERVICES SOLAR COLLECTORS SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR POWER SOLAR PROJECTS SOLAR RADIATION SOLAR SOURCES SOLAR THERMAL STEAM TURBINE SULFUR SULFURIC ACID SUPERVISION SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE OPERATION TARGETS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE THERMAL OUTPUT THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER GENERATION TRANSMISSION USES WATER QUALITY WILLINGNESS TO PAY WIND WIND CAPACITY WIND POWER WIND POWER PLANTS WIND PROJECTS WIND TECHNOLOGY WIND-ENERGY ZINC |
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ACCESS ROADS AIR POLLUTANTS AIR QUALITY ALUMINUM AMBIENT AIR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE APPROACH ATMOSPHERE AVAILABILITY BALANCE CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY FACTOR CAPACITY FACTORS CARBON CARBON ECONOMY CARBON EMISSIONS CASH FLOW CLEAN ENERGY CLEAN TECHNOLOGY CLEANERS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO CO2 COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROL SYSTEMS CONVENTIONAL POWER PLANTS CORROSION CORROSIVE NATURE COST OF GAS CUSTOM CUSTOMS CYCLE POWER PLANTS DEBT DEW DIESEL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DOMESTIC GAS DUST ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRIC GENERATION ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION ELECTRIC UTILITY ELECTRICAL OUTPUT ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CAPACITY ELECTRICITY COSTS ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ELECTRICITY SALES ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSIONS EMPLOYMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT END-USERS ENERGY ALTERNATIVES ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY MIX ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES ENERGY SOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FRONT-END FUEL GAS GAS CONSUMPTION GAS PLANT GAS PRICE GAS PRICES GAS SUPPLY GAS TURBINE GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY GAS TURBINES GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEMS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY GLOBAL INTEREST GREEN HOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS OUTPUT HEAT HEAT EXCHANGER HEAT EXCHANGERS HEAT PRODUCTION HEAT RATE HEAT RECOVERY HEAT TRANSFER HIGH SULFUR CONTENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES IMPLEMENTING AGENCY INSTALLATIONS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERFACE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IRRADIATION KILOWATT HOUR KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION LAND USE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS LOCALIZATION MANUFACTURING MARKET SHARE MATERIAL NATIONAL GRID NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS PIPELINES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY OIL PARTICLES PEAK OUTPUT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONAL COMMUNICATION PETROCHEMICALS PETROLEUM PIPELINE PLANT EFFICIENCY PLANT OPERATION PLANT OPERATIONS PLANT OUTPUT POLLUTION POPULATION GROWTH POWER BLOCK POWER CAPACITY POWER GRID POWER PLANT POWER PLANTS POWER PRODUCER POWER PRODUCERS POWER PRODUCTION POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS POWER SECTOR POWER SUPPLY POWER SYSTEM PP PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS PRODUCERS PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROVEN RESERVES PUBLIC GOODS QUALITY ASSESSMENT RANKINE CYCLE RELIABILITY RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES RESULT RESULTS SITES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SERVICES SOLAR COLLECTORS SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR POWER SOLAR PROJECTS SOLAR RADIATION SOLAR SOURCES SOLAR THERMAL STEAM TURBINE SULFUR SULFURIC ACID SUPERVISION SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE OPERATION TARGETS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE THERMAL OUTPUT THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER GENERATION TRANSMISSION USES WATER QUALITY WILLINGNESS TO PAY WIND WIND CAPACITY WIND POWER WIND POWER PLANTS WIND PROJECTS WIND TECHNOLOGY WIND-ENERGY ZINC World Bank Moving Up the Value Chain : A Study of Malaysia's Solar and Medical Device Industries |
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This report responds to a request by the
Government of Malaysia to examine how Malaysia can move up
the value chain in the solar and medical device industries.
Through the lens of long-term development, the overall
growth performance of the Malaysian economy has been a
resounding success story. The Commission on growth and
development listed Malaysia as one of only 13 countries that
registered sustained growth of 7 percent or more for a
period of 25 years or longer. Much of this growth occurred
on the back of a buoyant manufacturing sector, which was
spurred by Malaysia's export-led industrialization
model reliant on foreign direct investment (FDI).
Multinational firms favored the country for its geographical
location, political stability, reliable infrastructure,
elastic supply of low-cost labor and attractive incentives.
As a result of this success, Malaysia became the
region's third-most open economy to trade, with the
electrical and electronics (E&E) industry accounting at
its peak for approximately half of all trade. Moving up the
value chain concerns the process of shifting the productive
activity of a nation, an industry or a firm into those goods
and services that generate higher value added. Moving up the
value chain is a highly complex undertaking it requires a
fundamental reorientation towards innovation as the
fundamental driver of growth, supported by a healthy level
of investment in human and physical capital. This process
should not be confused with simply producing the same mix of
products more efficiently and neither should it be construed
as implying a shift in focus towards anything high-tech.
Moving up the value chain entails new, more complex, and
more skill-intensive activities in the manufacturing of
products; it requires conducting these at world-class
standards of quality, productivity and competitiveness; and,
as long as higher value is created, it does not matter
whether these final products are low-tech, medium-tech or
high-tech. This study is as much a process as a product.
This report is the outcome of the study. The report sets out
a conceptual framework, examines the global industry
context, analyzes Malaysia's position in the global
value chain, identifies industry opportunities and
bottlenecks, and suggests policy adjustments. This study is
however more than just a report. The study is also
accompanied by a process of capacity building to train
policymakers and industry participants in global value chain
analysis, so that this work can be updated, extended, and
replicated to other industries. The study also constitutes
an attempt to promote a novel way of thinking about
identifying and seizing value chain opportunities in ways
that emphasize bottom-up, decentralized, collaborative and
consultative approaches. |
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Moving Up the Value Chain : A Study of Malaysia's Solar and Medical Device Industries |
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Moving Up the Value Chain : A Study of Malaysia's Solar and Medical Device Industries |
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Moving Up the Value Chain : A Study of Malaysia's Solar and Medical Device Industries |
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Moving Up the Value Chain : A Study of Malaysia's Solar and Medical Device Industries |
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Moving Up the Value Chain : A Study of Malaysia's Solar and Medical Device Industries |
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moving up the value chain : a study of malaysia's solar and medical device industries |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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okr-10986-125722021-04-23T14:03:02Z Moving Up the Value Chain : A Study of Malaysia's Solar and Medical Device Industries World Bank ACCESS ROADS AIR POLLUTANTS AIR QUALITY ALUMINUM AMBIENT AIR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE APPROACH ATMOSPHERE AVAILABILITY BALANCE CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY FACTOR CAPACITY FACTORS CARBON CARBON ECONOMY CARBON EMISSIONS CASH FLOW CLEAN ENERGY CLEAN TECHNOLOGY CLEANERS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO CO2 COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROL SYSTEMS CONVENTIONAL POWER PLANTS CORROSION CORROSIVE NATURE COST OF GAS CUSTOM CUSTOMS CYCLE POWER PLANTS DEBT DEW DIESEL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DOMESTIC GAS DUST ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRIC GENERATION ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION ELECTRIC UTILITY ELECTRICAL OUTPUT ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CAPACITY ELECTRICITY COSTS ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ELECTRICITY SALES ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSIONS EMPLOYMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT END-USERS ENERGY ALTERNATIVES ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY MIX ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES ENERGY SOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FRONT-END FUEL GAS GAS CONSUMPTION GAS PLANT GAS PRICE GAS PRICES GAS SUPPLY GAS TURBINE GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY GAS TURBINES GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEMS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY GLOBAL INTEREST GREEN HOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS OUTPUT HEAT HEAT EXCHANGER HEAT EXCHANGERS HEAT PRODUCTION HEAT RATE HEAT RECOVERY HEAT TRANSFER HIGH SULFUR CONTENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES IMPLEMENTING AGENCY INSTALLATIONS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERFACE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IRRADIATION KILOWATT HOUR KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION LAND USE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS LOCALIZATION MANUFACTURING MARKET SHARE MATERIAL NATIONAL GRID NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS PIPELINES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY OIL PARTICLES PEAK OUTPUT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERSONAL COMMUNICATION PETROCHEMICALS PETROLEUM PIPELINE PLANT EFFICIENCY PLANT OPERATION PLANT OPERATIONS PLANT OUTPUT POLLUTION POPULATION GROWTH POWER BLOCK POWER CAPACITY POWER GRID POWER PLANT POWER PLANTS POWER PRODUCER POWER PRODUCERS POWER PRODUCTION POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS POWER SECTOR POWER SUPPLY POWER SYSTEM PP PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS PRODUCERS PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROVEN RESERVES PUBLIC GOODS QUALITY ASSESSMENT RANKINE CYCLE RELIABILITY RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES RESULT RESULTS SITES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SERVICES SOLAR COLLECTORS SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR POWER SOLAR PROJECTS SOLAR RADIATION SOLAR SOURCES SOLAR THERMAL STEAM TURBINE SULFUR SULFURIC ACID SUPERVISION SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE OPERATION TARGETS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE THERMAL OUTPUT THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER GENERATION TRANSMISSION USES WATER QUALITY WILLINGNESS TO PAY WIND WIND CAPACITY WIND POWER WIND POWER PLANTS WIND PROJECTS WIND TECHNOLOGY WIND-ENERGY ZINC This report responds to a request by the Government of Malaysia to examine how Malaysia can move up the value chain in the solar and medical device industries. Through the lens of long-term development, the overall growth performance of the Malaysian economy has been a resounding success story. The Commission on growth and development listed Malaysia as one of only 13 countries that registered sustained growth of 7 percent or more for a period of 25 years or longer. Much of this growth occurred on the back of a buoyant manufacturing sector, which was spurred by Malaysia's export-led industrialization model reliant on foreign direct investment (FDI). Multinational firms favored the country for its geographical location, political stability, reliable infrastructure, elastic supply of low-cost labor and attractive incentives. As a result of this success, Malaysia became the region's third-most open economy to trade, with the electrical and electronics (E&E) industry accounting at its peak for approximately half of all trade. Moving up the value chain concerns the process of shifting the productive activity of a nation, an industry or a firm into those goods and services that generate higher value added. Moving up the value chain is a highly complex undertaking it requires a fundamental reorientation towards innovation as the fundamental driver of growth, supported by a healthy level of investment in human and physical capital. This process should not be confused with simply producing the same mix of products more efficiently and neither should it be construed as implying a shift in focus towards anything high-tech. Moving up the value chain entails new, more complex, and more skill-intensive activities in the manufacturing of products; it requires conducting these at world-class standards of quality, productivity and competitiveness; and, as long as higher value is created, it does not matter whether these final products are low-tech, medium-tech or high-tech. This study is as much a process as a product. This report is the outcome of the study. The report sets out a conceptual framework, examines the global industry context, analyzes Malaysia's position in the global value chain, identifies industry opportunities and bottlenecks, and suggests policy adjustments. This study is however more than just a report. The study is also accompanied by a process of capacity building to train policymakers and industry participants in global value chain analysis, so that this work can be updated, extended, and replicated to other industries. The study also constitutes an attempt to promote a novel way of thinking about identifying and seizing value chain opportunities in ways that emphasize bottom-up, decentralized, collaborative and consultative approaches. 2013-02-27T23:37:48Z 2013-02-27T23:37:48Z 2011-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/07/16322082/moving-up-value-chain-study-malaysias-solar-medical-device-industries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12572 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Urban Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Malaysia |