Prof. Robertas Jucevicius - OECD · Prof. R. Jucevi ius - Lithuania 7 Clusters & “ clusters ”...

Prof. Robertas Jucevicius

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Clusters are geographic concentrationsof interconnected companies and institutionsin a particular field.

Clusters represent a kind of new spatial organizationalform in between arm’s-length markets on the one handand hierarchies, or vertical integration, on the other.

M. E. Porter

Clustering is the tendency of vertically and / orhorizontally integrated firms in related lines ofbusiness to concentrate geographically.

OECD


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After 1990 industry in Lithuaniahas experienced huge structuraltransformation

Lack of co-operative culture

Tendency of businesses to cooperatewith Western businesses and notwith the local ones


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Biotechnologies Timber and furniture Textile and clothing TV-set production Building / construction services Milk production


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� “Fermentas” - biological reagentsfor gens’ engineering and moleculargenetics

� “Sicor Biotech” - interferon,biomedical preparation

� “Biocentras” - micro – organismsfor environmental cleaning


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Design &Construction

Education &Training

Transformers

Electronic tubes“Ekranas”

TV Sets“Tauras”

Glass production

Equipment

Deflection jokesVilniaus Vingis

Plastics


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Suppliers(State forestry,private forest

owners)

Transportcompanies Metal

processingcompanies

Furnituremanufacturing

Construction

Chemicals

Machineryand

equipment

Energy

Forest-based industry:

• Woodworking• Paper and board


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USG

AMG

UMP

AMGDailinta

Dirvonai, Dominga SawmilsDominga TradingMedzio Apdaila

Singlis

Venta

GiriuInterflex

KlaipedosRietavo Baldai

Sakuona

Akmena

KarigeKauno Baldai

KlaipedosKlaipedos baldu

FredaDilikas

Woodteam

Sawmill

Products for FurnitureIndustry & DIY Market

Furniture Components

Glued Panels, Furniture

Wooden Furniture

Particleboard

Furniture, Furn.Plywood, Particleboard

Wooden FurnitureVeneered Components

Furniture

Furniture

Traiding in Furn.

SWISCO APS

IKEA Trading & DesignAG, Kontinent Mobel

Vakaru Mediena

IKEA, SODIM

DURKOPP ADLER AGJUKI, SODIM, IKEA

MITSUBISHI VIERHAUS

BALTICAMERICANCONCORD

LIBRAGROUP

KLAIPEDOSMEDIENA

GROUP

SBACONCERN

BALTIJOSBALDAI

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Clusters & “clusters” in Lithuania


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38,1

11,9

3,8

22,4

1998

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42,334,537,740,137,0Total

12,811,814,116,218,2Furniture industry

4,34,85,05,86,7Paper industry

25,217,918,618,112,1Woodworkingindustry

19991995199419931992

Number of employees, 1.000

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Clusters & “clusters” in Lithuania


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Governmentregulation,

pricing,subsidies

Hygiene &quality

standards

Researchinstitutions

Technologies&equipment

manufacturing

Automotiveindustry

Wholesaling& retailing

Transport &infrastructure

Marketing

Foodprocessing

Agriculturalproduction

Packaging

Logistics &distribution

Glassproduction

Paperproduction

Chemicalindustry Metal

products


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Retail,wholesale.

Communicationinfrastructure

Services (restaurants,hotels, etc.)

ClothingTextiles

Machinery

Petroleumrefineries

Agriculture

Chemicalindustry

Wood industry(e.g.: furniture)

Wood pulpprocessing

Government(police, army,hospitals, etc.)

Plastic, metalaccessories


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Real estateagencies

Science &research

institutionsMetal

constructions Miningindustry

Timberindustry

Transport

Sales ofbuildingmaterials

Projection(designing)

Production ofconstructionequipment

Energetics

Creditsystem

Constructionservices Building

materials


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• Two main directions in specialisation: complex services providers (65 %)and/or specialization in manufacturing;

• Organizations much more linked through vertical (buyer/supplier)relationships;

• Partnering based on long-term relations, but often between“family/capital” related organizations;

• Major concentration is seen round the main regions: regional clustering.

* * * * * * *There are about 2 000 companies running business construction in Lithuania.

• Leaders in construction services sector are Ranga IV, UAB (450 employees),Alkesta, AB (410 employees), Panevezio statybos trestas, AB (704 employees), etc.

About 700 organizations represents Lithuanian building material sector.

• The bigest are Dvarcioniu keramika (ceramics), Vilsota, Gargzdu Mida(bituminous coat), Eternit Akmene (tiles).

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