Managing Cooperation in Supply Network Structures and Small or Medium-sized Enterprises Main Criteria and Tools for Managers /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Villa, Agostino (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Organization.; Planning.; Statistics.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.

Managing Cooperation in Supply Network Structures and Small- or Medium-sized Enterprises outlines different approaches to the analysis of the organisation of small- or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Owing to the increased competition in the worldwide market, several SMEs operating in the same indu...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Organization in SME Networks
• 2. Cooperative Agreements for SME Network Organization
• 3. Collaboration Analysis for SME Networks
• 4. SME Networks and Clusters: An Approach for Their Performance Evaluation
• 5. Supply Network Structures and SMEs: Evidence from the International Clothing Industry.