THE AFFINITY OF PARTNERS TOWARDS THE INTEGRATION OF CLUSTERS: THE CASE OF MORELIAN SMES, LA AFINIDAD DE SOCIOS EN LA INTEGRACION DE CLUSTER: CASO MIPYMES MORELIANAS

Gerardo Gabriel Alfaro Calderon and Victor Gerardo Alfaro Garcia

Revista Internacional Administracion & Finanzas, 2015, vol. 8, issue 7, 29-41

Abstract: This paper presents a grouping process based on the theory of affinities applying fuzzy logic tools. The objective is to group highly similar SMES under a specific confidence level. Results present six groups of highly similar enterprises that could create effective clusters. The originality of the paper resides on the intuitive methodology, matching advantages from Pichat’s Algorithm and fuzzy logic tools in order to decrease uncertainty in the decision making process. The present research tries to shed light on current clustering methods, which are mainly driven by trial and error approaches.

Keywords: Affinity; SMEs; Pichat Algorithm; Cluster (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L16 M14 O14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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