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Vol. 466 / Content

Dynamic Competitiveness – Efficiency, Not Overtime

Vol. 466

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Politics & Society

Taiwan's Health System

Four Thorny Issues for the New Health Minister

Taiwan's new health minister Wen-ta Chiu faces a task both daunting and urgent: reforming the problem-ridden public health care system. Four big issues are particularly pressing.

Insight

Canon Inc.

Decoding the World's Leading Camera Maker

Canon Inc. has remained competitive despite producing all of its products in-house. Its secret: 14-man production "cells" that churn out a camera in less than a minute.

Insight

Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta

An Outsider Faces Big Challenges

Having gained a name for corporate-style hospital administration, will Taiwan's new health minister be able to apply the benefits of business management to master the daunting complexities of public health in Taiwan?

Insight

Efficiency, Not Overtime

Dynamic Competitiveness

In all sectors across Taiwan, a new sphere of intense competition is arising. How to make employees more dynamic has become this year's new challenge.

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TSMC

Giving Employees Their Lives Back

Can employees in the tech sector really break away from the vicious cycle of overtime and overwork? Two initiatives by chairman Morris Chang have reduced the average workweek at TSMC from 58 to 50 hours, without sacrificing efficiency.

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Hair Salon Visavis

Giving Stylists a Glimpse of Sunlight

At your average Taiwanese hair salon, staff wash, cut, and style head after head, as if they are locked inside a box. Not so at Visavis. This unconventional salon works shorter hours without sacrificing profits. How do they manage such a miracle?