Porter's ideas may be hard to implement right away. But Wan Yi-ning, assistant general manager of the China Productivity Center, who has a deep understanding about industry, points out that although Taiwan industry may not be creative in terms of brands, design and marketing, in some areas Taiwan is on the cutting edge, and the results are already apparent, especially in manufacturing processes and management.
大師的處方難以一體套用，不過，對業界瞭解極深入的中國生產力中心副總經理萬以寧指出，台灣業者或許還談不上品牌、設計、行銷方面的創新，但其實台商的創新方式獨樹一幟，且成效可觀，尤其是在「製程」與「管理」上的創新。