related and supporting industries: when joining the cluster,sample enterprises experience benefit from more frequent participation activities.For example,coordination among each industrial cluster members,expansion in goods production resulting from cluster collaboration in marketing,and consultation to resolve common problems.
the developmental evaluation of industrial cluster performance
the performance of industrial cluster development in the fiscal year 2012 is evaluated through the enhancement of industrial cluster competitiveness.The development of industrial cluster is aimed at enhancing enterprise competitiveness,and the development process should raise their productivity in terms of increased sales,cost reduction,and innovation as follows:
increase in sales: 11 of the 23 cluster or 47.38% have experienced sales increases,estimated at 133,271,703.00 to 498,744,576.44 THB in total of all cluster.However,the total sales for all 23 clusters supported by the DIP in the 2012 fiscal year are calculated at 0.00108 to 0.00482% of Gross Provincial Product(GPP),or 0.00321 to 0.01433% of GPP classified by industrial sectors.At the same time,these clusters generate increase in sales of only 0.00001 to 0.00005% of GPP classified by industrial sectors.