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Barry Lam (; born 1949 in Shanghai) is the founder and Chairman of Quanta Computer,〔(Quanta Computer ). Quantatw.com.〕 the leading laptop producer worldwide.〔()〕 He is also a major patron of the arts and a leading philanthropist in the area of culture and education.〔http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/who_1b_l2o.html〕 In 2011, Forbes named him as the 376th richest person in the world and 6th richest in Taiwan with a net worth of US$3 billion.〔(Barry Lam – Forbes ), ''Forbes''. Retrieved 11 May 2011.〕 In 2012, he is cited as the 296th richest person in the world and 5th richest in Taiwan with a net worth of US$4.2 billion.〔(), ''Forbes''. Retrieved 24 May 2012.〕 Barry Lam was born in Shanghai and raised in Hong Kong. His father was an accountant for the Hong Kong Club. He studied engineering in Taiwan, graduating from National Taiwan University with bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering.〔http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=30736&CtNode=128〕 In 1973, he and some former classmates founded ,〔(Barry Lam, Founder, Quanta Computer, Taiwan (int'l edition) ). ''Bloomberg BusinessWeek''. (14 June 1999).〕 a manufacturer of handheld calculators. As president of the company he built it into the largest contract manufacturer of calculators.〔 In the late 1980s, he became convinced that notebook computers would be the next big product.〔()〕 He left and founded Quanta Computer in 1988.〔 He set up Quanta Computer with the help of a colleague C. C. Leung with capital of less than US$900,000.〔(Quanta Computer Inc.: Information from ). Answers.com.〕 It had a turnover of NT$777 billion in 2007, US$23.7 billion.〔(CommonWealth Magazine ). English.cw.com.tw.〕 Barry Lam is recognised as one of the fronturnners of the high-tech field, which some attribute to a combination of engineering talent, innovative thinking and entrepreneurial skills.〔 He has built Quanta into one of the biggest high-tech companies worldwide. In 2006, Fortune Magazine recognised Quanta as one of the Fortune Global 500 Companies,〔Quanta Computer rank 454th in Fortune Global 500 2006 http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2006/snapshots/4214.html〕 and in 2007, Forbes placed Quanta 15th in its ranking of the world's most admired computer companies, the highest ranking of a Taiwanese company.〔Computers industry of the world's most admired companies 2007 http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/globalmostadmired/2007/industries/industry_5.html〕 Quanta designs and manufactures for clients such as Apple Inc., Compaq, Dell, Gateway, BlackBerry Ltd., Hewlett-Packard, Alienware, Cisco, Fujitsu, Gericom, Lenovo, LG, Maxdata, MPC, Sharp Corporation, Siemens AG, Sony, Sun Microsystems, and Toshiba. It is the largest manufacturer of PC notebooks worldwide〔http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Quanta-Computer-Inc-Company-History.html〕 and it has also diversified into servers, storage, and liquid-crystal display terminals.〔(Quanta Computer ). Quantatw.com.〕 ==Quanta== After his success with , Barry Lam wanted Quanta to be more than a contract manufacturer. His vision was for Quanta to be a design manufacturer, a partner with its clients rather than just a supplier. As an SSDMM Provider, System Solution Design Manufacturing and Move,〔(Quanta – Corporate Strategy ). Quantatw.com.〕 Quanta is very involved in engineering design for its clients. For Lam, Quanta's ability in combining designing power and functionality into lightweight packages has been the key to its success.〔 Quanta offers combinations of features for each of its products which its clients can choose from. Once the design is agreed on, the next step is to get new, high-quality models into volume production quickly. These two steps, design capability and outstanding supply-chain management ensure profitability for customers and long-term relationships for Quanta. Barry Lam established the Quanta Research and Development Center at its headquarters in Taiwan. The center works on many collaborative projects with major institutions such as MIT, National Taiwan University and Academia Sinica on producing next generation products.〔(Quanta Computer ). Quantatw.com.〕 Quanta Computer's flexibility has become a by-word for Taiwanese competence in the high-tech world, and Lam is seen as the founder of the engineering / design / manufacturing model,〔http://myweb.fcu.edu.tw/~t82106/Research/20070124/A4.pdf〕〔(Sayling Wen, IT entrepreneur and writer, dies at 55 ). The China Post (21 January 1948).〕 which launched Taiwan's High Tech Industry.〔 Lam's visionary view of the PC notebook world can be seen as the driving force behind the success and prolific growth of the notebook in the late 1990s.〔 In May 2008, celebrating its 20th anniversary, Quanta was named as Taiwan's second largest private manufacturing enterprise.〔 It had an annual turnover in 2007 of NT$777 billion, posting a 45% revenue growth.〔 In 2001, a tough year for most computer companies, Lam led Quanta to world dominance as it became the largest notebook manufacturer worldwide and increased production by 50%.〔(Barry Lam ). Businessweek (13 January 2002).〕 In 2002, Quanta moved production to mainland China where it established a large manufacturing base with the aim of reducing costs.〔http://www.cfoasia.com/archives/200309-02.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barry Lam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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