Habibollah Salarzehi; Jasem Dejkam
Volume 9, Issue 24 , March 2012, , Pages 115-139
Abstract
Industrial clustering is of a great importance in almost every country throughout the world nowadays. In Iran, accordingly, there has been an increase in the tendency towards industrial clustering in the scientific and decision-making centers as well as the country’s development programs. The unavoidable ...
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Industrial clustering is of a great importance in almost every country throughout the world nowadays. In Iran, accordingly, there has been an increase in the tendency towards industrial clustering in the scientific and decision-making centers as well as the country’s development programs. The unavoidable competitive necessity is the most important issue in clustering and cluster-related policies. In fact, competitiveness is the thermometer of assessing and measuring the success of clustering. The study is devoted to review of literature under “competitiveness”. Next, industrial clusters and competitiveness assessment models in clusters is brought under deeper consideration. Later, Chabahar Fishery’s industrial cluster in the GEM model framework along with its factors used for identifying influential factors in the competitiveness of industrial clusters reviewed is introduced. GEM model is reviewed and applied to identify the important factors on competitiveness in Chabahar Fishery’s industrial cluster. Due to the large number of factors involved, factor prioritization questionnaire s were provided and passed out among experts of the Chabahar Fishery’s Industrial Cluster. Then influential factors were identified and since some of the factors were interrelated, the relative importance of these influential factors was investigated using ANP technique. Here, the prioritization of these factors was done by Super Decision software and in the end based on the acquired results, there have been proposed some strategies for the purpose of increasing competitiveness in Chabahar Fishery’s industrial cluster.
Hossein Rahmanseresht; Mitra Safaeian
Volume 9, Issue 22 , September 2011, , Pages 75-104
Abstract
Industry competitiveness has positive impact on productivity and public wealth. In this research, we try to draw a proper competitiveness model for Iranian manufacturing industries through recognizing influential factors. We reviewed 23 manufacturing industries in Iran from 1373 to 1386. The result shows ...
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Industry competitiveness has positive impact on productivity and public wealth. In this research, we try to draw a proper competitiveness model for Iranian manufacturing industries through recognizing influential factors. We reviewed 23 manufacturing industries in Iran from 1373 to 1386. The result shows that “Industry size” is the most important factor among others that impact on competitiveness of manufacturing industries in Iran. “Labor productivity” has low impact on Industry competitiveness. Besides, government has a central role on competitiveness success in Iranian manufacturing industries.
