Network analysis by the codesnet approach

Abstract

The paper approaches the problem of analyzing complex industrial bodies like the clusters of enterprises in order to evaluate their performances. The analysis is based on a formal model of a cluster of SMEs, represented in terms of its structure, its organization and its interactions with the outside.The paper aims at giving a comprehensive presentation of the evaluation approach to network organization developed in the EU-funded Coordination Action CODESNET (COllaborative DEmand & Supply Network), as well as of the "analysis road map" developed on the SME network model itself. A case study derived by an Italian industrial district is used to validate the proposed analysis approach. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.