Academic Catalog

IE491 INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS AND CLUSTERS

Course Code: 5680491
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Industrial Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. METÝN DURGUT
Offered Semester: Once in several years.

Course Content

Inter-enterprise relations, theories of the firm and external cooperation, boundaries of the firm, organization and structure of networks, scientific an technological collaboration, production networks, strategic alliances, innovation networks, complex networks, theories of regional economy, clusters, cluster analysis, development.