Question: You will write one a research paper that examines the concept of supply chain clusters. This paper will be based on subject matter taken from textbook and articles (provided), as well as, additional research in one comparative organization's supply chain make-up. This essay is worth a maximum of 240 points, and should be at least 2 pages long. When typing, please double-space and use 1.25" margins. The cluster research paper folder includes the rubric and mandatory articles and can be found in the assignment six folder.
Articles: 1. Clusters and supply chain management: the Amish experience (By Tom DeWitt, Larry C. Giunipero and Horace L. Melton)
2. Cluster Development and Knowledge Exchange in Supply Chain (By P. Sureephong, N. Chakpitak, L. Buzon, and A. Bouras)
3. Cluster Manufacturing: A Supply Chain Perspective
4. Cluster and the new economics of competition (By Michael E. Porter)