Following the thread: Industry cluster theory, the New England cotton textiles industry, and implications for future supply chain research

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bozarth, Cecil; Blackhurst, Jennifer; Handfield, Robert B.
• 署名单位: North Carolina State University; Iowa State University; North Carolina State University
• 刊物名称: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1059-1478
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2007.tb00172.x
• 发表日期: 2007
• 页码: 154-157
• 关键词: industry cluster theory; Supply chain management; textile industry

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to introduce supply chain management researchers to industry cluster theory within the context of supply chain management decisions. Industry cluster theory emphasizes the explicit and implicit benefits that accrue to various economic players due to geographic proximity. As such, it provides a contrasting view to the current pressure on supply chains to seek out the best partners, regardless of location. We review the theory behind industry clusters, and illustrate it using the example of the New England cotton textile industry. Incorporating these concepts into future research has the potential to improve our understanding of how decisions regarding supply chain location and sourcing decisions are currently made, and what role location-based benefits should play in these decisions.