The empirical study on the competitive of EMI: The case of Dalian

Equipment manufacturing industry (EMI) is one of the strategic industries of national economy. Its full development is a precondition for the fulfillment of industrialization, an important index to evaluate the comprehensive competitiveness of a nation, and a key factor to determine a statepsilas status in the international division of labor. To countries, EMI is one of the leading industries, which provides technical means to other industries and the technology level directly affect the competitiveness. Dalian is one of the important members of China, which is one of the main old industrial bases and equipment manufacturing bases of the whole country. It is the revitalization of Dalian equipment manufacturing that the key to successful transforming of Dalian old industrial base and also the key to realize Dalian leading role in the economic takeoff of China. Thus a study on how to enhance competitiveness of the equipment manufacturing industry is meaningful to Dalian industrialization both in theory and in practice. Firstly, EMI competitiveness evaluation index system is constructed and evaluation method is chosen. According to the situation and trend of EMI, the Principle Components Analysis method and Factor Analysis are used to fulfill the EMI competitiveness analysis. Secondly, using Dalian data from publication, the competition index of EMI competitiveness is analyzed. EMI structure, the EMI advantages and disadvantages are analysed. In the following parts, the paper focuses on measures as how to improve the industrial competitiveness of Dalianpsilas EMI, including implementation of the scale economies strategy, improvement on business performance and building a strong depth extension EMI supply base.