The modeling framework for collaborative economic organization: Cluster supply chain

Cluster supply chain is a new economic theory for SMEs to improve each other´s capabilities and face with global challenges through all kinds of collaborative strategies. However, it is still an open problem on how to bridge the gap between business theories and IT realization. The paper proposes a modeling framework to depict cluster supply chain from three views (business models, specification models, realization models), which takes full advantage of agent technology to achieve the transition between them. To improve the feasibility of the approach, a customized development process is given.