TITLE:
The Features and Evolution of Cluster Supply Chain Network
AUTHORS:
Binghua He
KEYWORDS:
Cluster Supply Chain, Feature, Evolution, Network
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.4 No.4,
October
19,
2016
ABSTRACT: Cluster supply chain (CSC) is a special kind of enterprise network with double feature
of cluster and supply chain and is an important channel for enterprises close to
the knowledge, resources, markets, and technologies. Cluster supply chain has special
network structure and network relational which are different from general cluster
and supply chain. In a particular industry cluster region, all kinds of enterprises and
non-enterprise organizations around the core enterprises are connected to form local
integration of supply chain through “trust and commitment” informal or formal
contract. According to structural dimension and relational dimension of social network
analysis theory, cluster supply chain network can be divided into four basic tie
types: sparse-weak tie, intensive-weak tie, sparse-strong tie and intensive-strong tie.
The study shows that intensive-strong tie network maybe appears negative effect of
network innovation locked when developing to late, and eventually leads to cluster
supply chain network disintegration and reconstruction.