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| Author: | Hansen, L.G. |
| Title: | Transportation and coordination in clusters: Networks, capabilities, and the role of transportation in the Salling furniture cluster |
| Journal: | International Studies of Management and Organization
2002 : WINTER, VOL. 31:4, p. 73-88 |
| Index terms: | Furniture industry Competitive advantage Location of industry Transport Case studies Denmark Nordic countries Scandinavia Europe |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article describes the role of transportation for industrial clusters. It analyzes the interdependence btw. production systems and transportation systems, arguing that for some clusters consisting of small and medium-sized enterprises, transportation plays a crucial role in coordinating the activities and capabilities of firms, thus underpinning external economies. Hence, instead of viewing transportation as generic infrastructure underlying industrial organization within such clusters, transportation should be treated as a specific and collective resource, a capability, constituting an integrated part of competitive advantage for the type of industrial clusters. The paper illustrates its point with an empirical case study of the Danish Salling furniture cluster. |
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