Journal article
From Metal Bashing to Materials Science and Services: Advanced Manufacturing and Mining Clusters in Transition
Abstract
Pressures to innovate and sustain competitive advantage in global markets are shifting the structure of advanced manufacturing industries towards a pattern typical of nimbler, high technology clusters. Industries that have historically been structured through vertical supply chains and internalized R&D are adopting a clustered pattern of industrial organization, characterized by regional concentrations of networked suppliers, inter-firm …
Authors
Warrian P; Mulhern C
Journal
European Planning Studies, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 281–301
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
February 2009
DOI
10.1080/09654310802553548
ISSN
0965-4313