scholarly journals The Effects of Wine Regions on the Profitability of the Hungarian Winers

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Boglárka Szerb ◽  
András Bence Szerb
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Industrial Cluster ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
Industry Cluster ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Initial Assumption ◽  
Efficiency Performance ◽  
Wine Region ◽  
And Control ◽  
Corporate Level

The aim of our research is to analyse the profitability and efficiency performance of different Hungarian wine regions. In our study, we make the initial assumption that wine regions function as a separate agglomeration zone, an industry cluster in the life of wineries. Consequently, it makes sense to evaluate profitability and efficiency not at the corporate level but at the wine region level. In the study, we used the DuPont scorecard system, which is now preferred by companies for planning and control purposes. According to the results of the 2017 large wine test, we divided the Hungarian wine regions into four groups, and in the case of wineries that cannot be classified as wine regions, we created two more groups. Our results are consistent with the theory of agglomeration zones and industrial clusters. In winemaking, it can also be demonstrated that wine regions, which can be considered as a special industrial cluster, have a significant impact on the economic performance of wineries.

scholarly journals An Optimal-Control Scheme for Coordinated Surplus-Heat Exchange in Industry Clusters

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brage Rugstad Knudsen ◽  
Hanne Kauko ◽  
Trond Andresen
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
Industry Clusters ◽  
Industry Cluster ◽  
Heat Demand ◽  
Control Scheme ◽  
Optimal Control Scheme ◽  
And Control

Industrial plants organized in clusters may improve their economics and energy efficiency by exchanging and utilizing surplus heat. However, integrating inherently dynamic processes and highly time-varying surplus-heat supplies and demands is challenging. To this end, a structured optimization and control framework may significantly improve inter-plant surplus-heat valorization. We present a Modelica-based systems model and optimal-control scheme for surplus-heat exchange in industrial clusters. An industry-cluster operator is assumed to coordinate and control the surplus-heat exchange infrastructure and responsible for handling the surplus heat and satisfy the sink plants’ heat demands. As a case study, we use an industry cluster consisting of two plants with surplus heat available and two plants with heat demand. The total surplus heat and heat demand are equal, but the availability and demand are highly asynchronous. By optimally utilizing demand predictions and a thermal energy storage (TES) unit, the operator is able to supply more than 98% of the deficit heat as surplus heat from the plants in the industry cluster, while only 77% in a corresponding case without TES. We argue that the proposed framework and case study illustrates a direction for increasing inter-plant surplus-heat utilization in industry clusters with reduced use of peak heating, often associated with high costs or emissions.

scholarly journals How Will an Economic Downturn Impact the SME Industrial Cluster in Malang?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Yunika Puspasari ◽  
Ni’matul Istiqomah ◽  
Nur Anita Yunikawati ◽  
Magistyo Purboyo Priambodo
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Industrial Cluster ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Industry Cluster ◽  
Economic Sectors

Malang is one of the cities that supports the creation of a competitive creative economy. There are a number of industrial clusters spread throughout the Malang area, one of which is the Sanitair cluster. Industry security in Malang was very high before the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a decline in the economy and in activity in the creative economy sector in Malang, including in the Sanitair industry cluster. The economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic gradually subsided as the stability of the domestic financial market and economic sectors stretched. However, the supply and demand sides of the industry were both hit, so recovery efforts still need more time. The spread of the virus also has not shown signs of ending along with the increasing trend of cases and confirmed deaths. The demand for various social and economic activities is getting stronger, marked by loosening of physical distancing in many areas. On the other hand, the existing public health infrastructure is still inadequate. So, there is a high risk to moving back the various wheels of social and economic activity in the Sanitair industry cluster in Malang. COVID-19 affected the supply chain of the SME industry, including the absorption of products, the availability of raw materials, suppliers and the distribution process of the Sanitair industry. Keywords: Economic downturn, Industrial cluster, supply chain

Study on the Measurement of Logistics Industry Cluster

2014 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 1395-1399
Author(s):  
Mei Han ◽  
Yan Hui Han ◽  
Chao Chen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Industrial Cluster ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Industry Cluster ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
Location Quotient ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Logistics Networks

The cluster theory has become one of the main concepts promoting regional competitiveness, innovation, and growth. Among the measurements, the Location Quotient has been widely adopted by researchers in measuring logistics industrial cluster. This paper tries to measure the degree of logistics industrial cluster for 21 national logistics nodes cities of China with the help of Location Quotient. The results obtained from these regions can be transferred to national logistics nodes cities planning policy attempting to encourage city logistics networks. As a result, it is generally acknowledged that these logistics industrial clusters influence regional economic development.

scholarly journals TOOLS FOR IMPLEMENTING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN THE FORMATION OF DAIRY INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-125
Author(s):  
A. D. Vorontsov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Industrial Cluster ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Financial Instruments ◽  
Industry Cluster ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article describes modern aspects of the basic instruments application of state-private partnership in the formation of the industrial cluster in the dairy industry. It is shown that the main range of tools of public-private partnership is well established in infrastructure projects. The feasibility of using these instruments for the dairy industry is dictated by the transition to the principles of import substitution (particularly in respect of dairy products). Characteristics of legal, organizational, economic and financial tools of public-private partnerships are used in the formation of dairy industrial cluster. Legal instruments are the adoption of an appropriate legislative framework (the agreement on the establishment of the cluster, Federal and regional target programs for the development of industrial clusters, the Concept of state support for territorial clusters in the period until 2018). The formation of industrial clusters is based on several laws in the Russian Federation such as: No. 224-FL "On state-private partnership, municipal-private partnership in the RF", Federal law №115-FL "On concession agreements" and laws of constituent entities of the Russian Federation on public-private partnerships (for example, from 01.06.2016 the law "On regulation of separate relations in the sphere of state-private partnership in the Voronezh region" No. 65-RL). The use of organizational and economic instruments aimed at choosing the optimal legal form that will operate the milk industry cluster (recommended non-profit partnership). It is shown that in modern conditions of market environment instability the financial instruments are of great importance, not only those which are widely distributed (e.g., blended funding), but new ones so called “pilot” tools. Such financial instruments, the author proposes to include, are the use of "deferred payments" and the use of scenario forecasting method. This method enables to carry out funds expenditure for the creation of the necessary infrastructure directly by the investor at the first stage. In this case at the next stage of industrial cluster development, expenses incurred by investor may be reimbursed (compensated) by entering in the budgets additional sources of income from the development of the territory of cluster functioning. The author's proposal is that in this case, in the accounts of the Investment Fund the financial resources for compensation of investors’ expenses can be accumulated to build the infrastructure of the cluster. The sources of additional revenues to the budget system may be additional amounts of tax paid by economic entities located on the territory of the dairy industry cluster, so we can talk about expanding the tax base caused by development of the territory. It is shown that in addition to using the tools of public-private partnership, formation of dairy industrial cluster must be done with consideration of foreign experience of functioning such clusters. The article is also attempted to highlight the main groups of risks that arise when implementing the investment project to build a dairy industrial cluster and to show the ways (tools) of the distribution of these risks between members of the cluster. The author has made the calculations for the change in funding between the major stakeholders in the dairy industrial cluster. In addition, the paper is concerned with a compensation model for the redistribution of additionally arising costs between the potential members of the dairy industrial cluster that would facilitate the use of the priority tools for the formation of dairy industrial cluster.

scholarly journals Industrial clusters in a post-socialist country: The case of the wine industry in Slovakia

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-78
Author(s):  
Jana Novotná ◽  
Ladislav Novotný
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Cluster ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
Wine Industry ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Spatial Organisation ◽  
North East ◽  
Primary Identification ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
Wine Region

Abstract Research on clusters, unlike cluster initiatives, has not been comprehensively addressed in European post-socialist countries. The aim of this paper is to explore and to analyse quantitatively the spatial organisation of economic activities in the wine industry in Slovakia, and to assess it in terms of the concept of an industrial cluster. The wine industry is considered as a production sector in which location is determined by geographical factors. The research is based on a case study of a wine region located north-east of Bratislava, Slovakia. The primary identification of the cluster potential is based on the assessment of geographic conditions and statistical analyses focused on the spatial concentration of the industry within the defined area. An extensive questionnaire survey provided data for assessing the spatial organisation of economic activities and their impact on regional competitive advantage. Despite the spatial distribution of economic activities and relations among business entities affected by socialist industrialisation and post-socialist transformation, the results show that the industrial cluster was formed in the wine industry and its performance converges with the wine clusters in traditional Western European wine regions.

scholarly journals Identification and Prioritization of Effective Factors on the Creation and Development of Industry Cluster of Rail Industries Using Network Analysis Technique

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 490-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Yadegari ◽  
Kamaleddin Rahmani ◽  
Farzin Modarres Khiyabani
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Industrial Cluster ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
Industry Cluster ◽  
Industrial Countries ◽  
Effective Factors ◽  
Geographical Concentration ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Library Studies ◽  
The Creation

Increased productivity and new investment are two methods for the development of industry, and one of the differences between advanced industrial countries and developing countries is to pay particular attention to development through increased productivity. In recent years, new models have been developed in the industry sector, dating to less than fifteen years; one of them is the model of industrial cluster development. Industrial clustering is being carried out today in almost every country in the world. In Iran, the industrial cluster issue is considered in scientific and decision-making centers, as well as in the development plans of the country. The purpose of this research was to identify and prioritize the effective factors on the development and creation of industry cluster of rail industries in the Markazi Province using the network analysis technique. In order to identify cluster creation factors, library studies and the Delphi method were used with the cooperation of the expert group. In the following, we examined the relative importance of these factors using the network analysis technique and the factors were prioritized by Super Decision Application. The results showed that the indicators of geographical concentration and environmental factors are included in the most important factors and the communication index is the least important factor in the creation and development of industrial clusters of rail industries in the Markazi Province.

PLANNING TO MEET THE GROWING DEMANDS ON NORTHLANDS WATER RESOURCES

1986 ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
D.L. Roke
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Development ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Careful Planning ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Sources Of Pollution ◽  
And Control ◽  
Resource Management Planning ◽  
Pastoral Farming

The growth in horticultural and some industrial development in selected areas of Northland has led to a need for more specific and careful planning and control of limited resources in a number of major catchments. The potential irrigation demands for horhculture comprise over 60% of Northland's potential water requirements. By contrast, farm water supply needs are only 11% of these needs. Because of their importance to the Northland economy, and in the legislation these needs are given a high priority in water resource management planning. Land uses, including pastoral farming, require careful operation to reduce diffuse sources of pollution.

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