Flexible manufacturing network creation. An alternative strategy to combat increased competition in the Single Market?

van ALFEN, J. R.

dc.contributor.author	van ALFEN, J. R.
dc.date.accessioned	2025-07-17T11:47:50Z
dc.date.available	2025-07-17T11:47:50Z
dc.date.issued	1997-12-30
dc.identifier.issn	1231-1952
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11089/56033
dc.description.abstract	In the recent years there has been (a) an increase in competition due to the creation of the Single Market, (b) a need for components instead of single sub-assemblies and (c) a dramatic economic success in the Third ltaly. All three events have made the creation of flexible manufacturing networks an interesting altemative to improve competitiveness among small- and medium-sized companies in areas where such networks do not exist yet. This article looks at what is already known about the creation of flexible manufacturing networks. Besides some common aspects, like determinants, life-cycles, support organisations and network brokers, it gives a description of three empirical models. These are the industrial districts or Third Italy model, the Danish model and the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks model. Their functioning and pros and cons are explained to help areas willing to run a network creation scheme.	en
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego	pl
dc.relation.ispartofseries	European Spatial Research and Policy;2	en
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subject	geography of manufacturing	en
dc.subject	industrial policy	en
dc.title	Flexible manufacturing network creation. An alternative strategy to combat increased competition in the Single Market?	en
dc.type	Article
dc.page.number	38-60
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Van Alfen Consultants	en
dc.identifier.eissn	1896-1525
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dc.contributor.authorEmail	esrap-me@geo.uni.lodz.pl
dc.identifier.doi	10.18778/1231-1952.4.2.02
dc.relation.volume	4

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