Industrial_Geography

Who invented the classical industrial location theory?

production costs

distribution costs

assembly costs

what are the primary concerns of the classical indutrial location theory?

Homo economicus

Satisficers

Critique of location theory by behavioural geographers

Behavioural Approach

Definition hard location factors

Definition soft location factors

Examples for hard location factors

examples for soft location factors

Network Approach: Industrial districts

what requires the network approach (industrial districts) between firms?

example for industrial networks

which geographer developed typologies about industrial agglomerations?

Marshallian Industrial Districts

Hub and spoke Districts

satillite platform districts

State anchored Indutrial districts

urbanisation economies

examples for locational advantages for firms

Agglomeration economies

advantages of the co-location of firms all in the same industry

on what did economic sociologist draw attention?

which districts may develop as an innovative millieu?

in what are firms embedded?

in what are entrepreneurs embedded?

what is a innovative milieu?

Spinn off firms (Bell labs)
when and what were spun off Bell labs?

Spinn off firms - what stimulated innovations?

Clustering - who identifies local clusters?

Clustering

who dominated world trade and production

what are the competitive advantages of the large industrial enterprises?

on who have the large industrial enterprises effects?

what were the effects from the large industrial enterprisis on other firms?

Geographic outcomes of the business organisation

who is the visible hand of the corporate planners?

books from Alfred Chandler

Scale and organisation -

International devision of labour

the second industrial devide

global production networks

Key aspects of this framework (Global production networks)

what is most important for Michael Porter, in competitive advantages for firms?

classical production factors

Michaels Porters production factors

is Zara a pioneer of fast fashion?

how much did of the production kept Zara in the industrialized core?

as what was Zara considered?

what is assocoiated with fast fashion?

why were the international retailors of clothing considered to be thy key drivers of globalization of the clothing industry?

Is Zara a exception anymore?

what tilted the balance of competitive advantages towards firms in PIC?

defintion fast fashion

why is an information structure with highly responsive communication channels important?

what does fast fashion require?

why is a responsive supply chain needed?

does Zara has it's own factories?

when did the firms from the PIC gained to competence to manufacture intricately worked, high-quality garments with the required flexibility?
how became this obvious?

why was is an advantage for Zara to be late to market?

Into what and why was Zara forced?

what was Zara's success?

how was Zara's supply also called?

Zara were not only sales point, but also...?

why did Zara not outsource every part of the companie?