Cluster

Cluster supply chain (CSC)

Trust

Non-extended trust based on region and relations

Can be extended trust based on the common interests

Cooperation

Spontaneous and unconscious cooperation

Active and conscious cooperation

Ability

complementation

Generally complement each other

Closely complement each other

Organization degree

Low, loosely organized, high coordination cost, high information communication cost

High, closely organized, low coordination cost, low information communication cost

Learning

efficiency

Low, blindness study, instable organization

High, specific learning, a clear chain of

upstream and downstream

Innovation

performance

Low, weak innovation incentives

High, strong innovation incentives