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This work attempts to provide a methodology to characterize cooperation links within a network of SME’s. The proposed methodology permits to identify potential ties between firms within a network. It is based on theoretical approach taking in account structural characteristics of firms, such as complementarity of activities and similarity of competencies. Two organizational maps are plotted, a map of potential coordination modes and a map of actual coordination modes. The comparison of the two maps permits to identify some of other parameters influencing cooperation between two firms.
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Benali, M., Burlat, P. Modeling cooperation links within networks of firms: a case study. J Intell Manuf 23, 2451–2457 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-011-0511-y
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