3. Background of the supported industrial clusters and their performance evaluation 3.1 Brief background of the supported industrial clusters The establishments of industrial clusters have commonly been initiated since 2008. These are mostly mited companies, followed by partnerships, famers, women's professional groups, and cooperatives Investigation of their competitiveness based on the Diamond Model is summarised below Factor input conditions: During 2012, each enterprise employed an average of 59 workers mostly labourers on production lines. In addition, the majority apply their ocal materials sourced inside the located province. The major problems facing enterprises are a lack of capital, qualified workers, and s knowledge for technological development and innovation Demand conditions: There was a tendency towards increased sales for enterprises in 2010 to 2 due to expansion ol the operational area, more product varieties, and extra distribution channels. However, during the me period, some enterprises experienced constant sales due to non-expansion in distribution channels. Most higher value-added products net 21.73% on sales, due to the fact that they produce The and sales been producs domestic their have increased. Each enterprise generally produces three to the market holds the major distribution share although some enterprises distribute their Malaysa, Europe, domestic and foreig for example: USA, Australia, China, Japan, Singapore their and the Middle East. Insufficient demand, caused by low market share, still obvious problem.