回顧台灣在二十世紀下半葉，台灣經濟快速成長，其中中小企業以具有彈性且靈活之姿創造了特有的優勢，為台灣奠定今日經濟發展水平，其中製造業更是功不可沒。台灣製造業結構發展完整，而產業供應鏈之上、中、下游彼此之間合作關係密切，具有產業群聚優勢。而在總體環境劇烈變動下，和世界各國中的競爭者相較之下，台灣中小企業難以取得成本優勢，這都使得企業不得不追求成長。
本研究選擇以 B 公司作為個案研究對象，B 公司從事鋼鐵裁切加工業，而鋼鐵裁切加工業業者面臨人員應聘不易之問題，進而導致勞動力嚴重缺乏，使得製造業轉而走向自動化、數位化等，以便提升企業經營之優勢和競爭力。
本研究彙整訪談內容後，以 PEST 分析發現，鋼鐵產業容易受到政治環境影響，使得鋼鐵價格易受到波動，進而影響鋼鐵裁切加工業之採購成本；而鋼鐵裁切加工業在經濟環境裡，需準確判斷當前景氣循環，才能把握賺取價差之時機；社會環境會隨著國人教育程度高低而改變趨勢，而台灣高等教育普及，使得傳統製造業長期處缺工狀態，不得以只能長期聘請外籍員工；而技術環境對於鋼鐵裁切加工業業者來說，可以將機器設備裝置感應器，結合電腦軟體，監測機台運作、生產狀況。針對以上所述之分析結果，向 B 公司提出開發新產品以及策略聯盟建議，以利企業未來持續成長及經營競爭力。
Reviewing the process of economic development, Taiwan’s SMEs have taken competitive advantages to obtain orders through their flexibilities. That creates a large amount of exchange and set up the level of Taiwan’s economic development.
Under the drastic changes in the overall environment, compared with competitors in other countries in the world, it is difficult for Taiwan's SMEs enterprises to obtain cost advantages, which makes enterprises must pursue growth.
This study selects Company B as the case study object. the steel cutting and processing industry is faced with the difficulty of applying for personnel, which in turn leads to a serious shortage of labor, which makes the manufacturing industry move towards automation and digitalization. To enhance the advantages and competitiveness of enterprise management. After compiling the interviews, this study finds that the iron and steel industry is easily affected by the political environment, which makes the price of steel vulnerable to fluctuations, which in turn affects the procurement cost of the steel cutting and processing industry. For the steel cutting and processing industry, the technical environment can install sensors on the machines and equipment, combined with computer software, to monitor the operation and production status of the machines. We propose to Company B to develop new products and strategic alliances, to facilitate the company's sustainable growth and business competitiveness in the future.
